The part of the ear that vibrates when sound waves hit it
What is the eardrum
100
The three types of skin sense
What is pressure, pain, and temperature
100
A Gestalt Law of organization that deals with the tendency to perceive a complete or whole figure even when there are gaps in what your senses tell you
What is closure
100
The location of receptor cells for taste, found on the tongue
What is taste buds
200
The part of the eye that allows you to see color
What is the cone
200
The nerve that transmits sound to the brain
What is the auditory nerve
200
The taste sensation that is sensitive on the back of the tongue.
What is bitterness
200
The ability to view the world in 3D
What is depth perception
200
The colored part of the eye
What is the iris
300
The part of eye that is sensitive to light.
What is rod.
300
A disorder of the inner ear resulting from a viral infection or head injury that causes people to feel light headed and dizzy.
What is vertigo
300
Receptor cells of the nose that respond to odors
What are olfactory cells
300
Gestalt Law of Organization that deals with the tendency to group together elements that are similar in appearance.
What is similarity
300
the smalles intensity of a stimulus that must be present for it to be detected
What is absolute threshold
400
The ability to see objects outside of the eyes' main center of focus
What is peripheral vision
400
The three tiny bones of the middle ear
What is the anvil, stirrup, and hammer
400
The four basic taste qualities
What is bitterness, sweetness, sourness, saltiness
400
The perception that requires both eyes
What is binocular cues
400
Background stimulation that interferes with perception of other stimuli
What is noise
500
A bundle of axons that carry visual information
What is the optic nerve
500
This occurs because of damage to the middle ear
What is conductive deafness
500
The most sensitive part of the body
What is the back of the knee
500
Recognizing and processing information about the individual components of a stimulus
What is bottom-up
500
Three body parts that help keep objects out of the eye