Sensation
This term refers to the process by which sensory receptors detect environmental energy
What is sensation
Tiny molecules of substances that have been released into the air are called
What is odorants
Light sensitive cells in the retina responsible for non-color vision and low light are called
What are rods
The sense that provides information about balance and movement, located in the inner ear?
What is the vestibular sense
This law states that the smallest detectable difference between two stimuli is a constant proportion
What is Weber's Law
The principle that says we group elements together that are physically close to each other.
What is the Gestalt principle of proximity
The opening in the center of the iris that allows light to enter the eye is called
What is the pupil
Receptors located in muscles, tendons, and joints that provide information about body position
What is the kinesthetic sense?
The minimum amount of stimulus energy needed for a person to detect a stimulus 50% of the time
What is absolute threshold
This type of processing uses physical features of a stimulus to build a perceptual experience
What is bottom-up processing
A person cannot see objects clearly at night, even though they see well during the day, suggesting an issue with?
What are rods
A gymnast maintains balance on a narrow beam because information from their semicircular canals.
What is the vestibular sense
After walking into a movie theater, the dim room becomes easier to see in after a few minutes. What process is this?
What is sensory adaption
List the auditory pathway (hint: there are 11 steps and you can combine malleus-incus-stapes as 1 step)
What is pinna-auditory canal-tympanic membrane-ossicles (malleus-incus-stapes)-oval window-cochlea-basilar membrane-hair cells-auditory nerve-thalamus-auditory cortex
What is opponent-process theory
When congested, a person says food "has no flavor" because this sense is reduced
What is olfaction
These specialized cells in the retina transduce light into neural signals
What is photoreceptors
You interpret a blurry shape on the road as a dog because you expect to see dogs in your neighborhood. This is an example of what?
What is top-down processing
A driver doesn't notice a motorcycle in a specific part of their visual field because the optic nerve leaves the retina at that location. This is because?
What is the blind spot
What is another name for a savory taste
What is umami