sensation
the process of detecting a physical stimulus
sensation
mind to mind communication
telepathy
only able to see close to the eye
nearsightedness
tight membrane that picks up sound waves from the auditory canal
eardrum
pressure, hot, cold, and pain
four basic sensations of touch
diminished sensitivity as a result of constant stimulation
sensory adaptation
a plan or theory
schema
detect black, white, and gray and highlight peripheral and twilight vision
rods
the sense or act of hearing
audition
reflects the argument that the motor system influences our cognition, just as the mind influences bodily actions
embodied cognition
conversion of one form of energy into another
transduction
perceive remote events
clairvoyance
cones are set to receive 3 different wavelengths making them receptive to red, blue, or green
a theory of hearing that states that our perception of sound depends on where each component frequency produces vibrations along the basilar membrane.
von Helmholtz place theory
non-painful input closes the nerve "gates" to painful input, which prevents pain sensation from traveling to the central nervous system
gate control theory of pain
when we fail to notice changes in our environment
change blindness
perceiving future events
precognition
provide depth information when viewing a scene with one eye
monocular cues
three parts of the ossicles
hammer, anvil, stirrups
awareness of the position and movement of the parts of the body by means of sensory organs in the muscles and joints
kinesthesia
the weakest amount of stimulus that a person can detect 50% of the time
absolute threshold
the study of paranormal phenomenon including ESP
parapsychology
two adjacent lights that are blinking on and off that we perceive the light as going back and forth between them
phi phenomenon
three tiny, fluid-filled tubes in your inner ear that help you keep your balance
semicircular canals
a perceptual phenomenon that demonstrates an interaction between hearing and vision in speech perception
mcgurk effect