Psych 111 Exam 2 Questions And 100% Correct
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sensation - ANSWER the detection of environmental information through your sensory
organs
perception - ANSWER process by which meaning is given to sensations
reception - ANSWER stimulation of senses
transduction - ANSWER convert sensory stimulation to neural impulses
transmission - ANSWER sensory info sent to the brain
sensory adaptation - ANSWER reduced sensitivity due to constant stimulation
absolute threshold - ANSWER smallest stimulus required to detect some kind of sense
half the time
difference threshold - ANSWER minimum difference you can detect between 2 stimuli
half the time
weber's law - ANSWER the size of the just noticeable difference depends on the strength
of the physical objects, all senses differ, more intense sensation, smaller noticeable
differences
vision - ANSWER processing information in visible light, different waves of
electromagenetic radiation can be picked up by eye
, cornea - ANSWER the transparent outer covering of the eye
student - ANSWER opening in the center of the iris
iris - ANSWER colored portion of the eye, ring of muscles, regulates size of the pupil
lens - ANSWER clear layer, changes shape to sharpen on objects near or far away,
process called accomodation
retina - ANSWER neural tissue at the back of the eye, site of transduction
rods - ANSWER sensitive to dim light, faint light, more numerous than cones, simple
sensory information
cones - ANSWER sensitive to color and detail, clustered in fovea/center of retina
blind spot - ANSWER optic disc where nerve cells leave retina, filled in by brain or eye
movement
blindsight - ANSWER damage to visual cortex, eyeballs function normally but person
feels completely blind
hue - ANSWER wavelength, long wave red light, short wave blue light
saturation - ANSWER purity of waves, stronger colors
brightness - ANSWER height/amplitude of waves
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