S & P
Measuring Senses
The Eyes have it
Lend me your ear
Constant
100
Information processing that involves using experience and expectations.
What is top down processing?
100
The smallest amount of a stimulus a person needs to detect a stimulus 50% of the time
What is absolute threshold?
100
This is the psychological term referring to the amplitude of electromagnetic waves
What is brightness?
100
this structure contains the basilar membrane
What is the cochlea?
100
the process of converting 2-d images into 3-d perceptions
What is depth perception?
200
data driven processing that moves from parts to a whole
What is bottom up processing?
200
Minimal amount needed to notice a stimulus change
What is difference threshold or JND?
200
Primary receptors in the retina for vision
What are rods and cones?
200
Theory that explains why we hear low pitched sounds
What is frequency theory?
200
Flashing lights that give the appearance of motion is an example of this
What is Phi Phenomenon?
300
the process of receiving stimuli using specialized receptors
What is sensation?
300
this theory states that detecting a stimulus can be a combination of the intensity of the stimulus and the alertness of the person
What is signal detection theory?
300
this explains why you see a blue after image after you have been staring at something yellow
What is opponent-processing theory?
300
The brain structure that is responsible for sound processing
What is the auditory cortex?
300
distance does not alter our knowledge that objects remain the same size
What is size constancy?
400
the process of giving meaning or interpreting sensory data
What is perception?
400
words or images are quickly flashed and are replaced by other stimuli before you can consciously perceive them
What is priming?
400
Processing that allows you to recognized many facets (speed, color, size, shape, etc...) of an object at the same time
What is parallel processing?
400
the psychological term that refers to the frequency of a sound wave
What is pitch?
400
The color of the wall remains the same during the day as well as during the night
What is color constancy?
500
sensory receptors get tired and fire less frequently when continually stimulated
What is sensory adaptation?
500
The JND is always large when the stimulus intensity is high and small when it is low
What is Weber's law?
500
primary photoreceptor for color
What are cones?
500
Theory that explains why we experience high frequency sounds
What is place theory?
500
what we perceive depends on our expectations
What is perceptual set?
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