Sensation / Perception
The way we recognize and interpret sensory information.
What are the highest and lowest parts of a wave?
Define the blindspot
There is nothing in our range; information that isn't responsive to the eye.
What does it mean when someone is deaf?
Someone who has little to no ability to hear.
List the six groups of taste according to research
Salty, sweet, sour, fatty parts of food, and umami
How many sensory systems do we have?
The measurement of frequency
Hertz (Hz)
According to the Opponent-Process Theory, how are colors coordinated?
Opponent pairs
List the three divisions of the ear
Inner, outer, and middle
How are taste buds formed?
Groups of taste receptor cells that extend into the taste bud's central pore.
What are the forms of processing?
Top-down and Bottom-up processing
What wavelengths can people see?
380-740 nanometers
How are rods and cones impactful to our eyesight?
Rods can help us see in the nighttime and cones allow us to see in the daytime.
Name a reason why someone may have conductive hearing loss
Age, environment, or genetics
How long is the life cycle for taste buds?
10 to 14 days
What are the five factors that can affect someone's perception?
Beliefs, attention, motivation, experiences, and sensory adaption.
What are for longer, intermediate, and shorter wavelengths?
Red, green, and blues and violets respectiviely.
Based on the trichromatic theory of color vision, what are the three colors produced by combination?
Green, blue, and red
What's the difference between congenital deafness and conductive hearing loss?
People who are born being deaf are people who have congenital deafness and conductive hearing loss can occur later in their lifetime.
Why is taste considered a sensory receptor?
It reacts to the substances we eat in our meals
What is the minimum energy percentage the stimulus requires to be detected based on the absolute threshold?
50%
What determines the amplitude of soundwaves and what is it measured by?
Loudness and measured in decibels.
Persistence of a visual experience following the stimulus's absence is defined as what?
An afterimage
What's the disease that can result in sensorineural hearing loss?
Ménière's disease
Where are taste buds transmitted in the body?