In the middle ear, eardrum vibrations are transmitted through a piston made of three bones, they are the_______,________, and the _______
What is Anvil, Hammer and Stirrup?
100
A person who's cones don't function and don't allow them to see color is
What is color blind?
100
Sensation is mostly this type of processing
What is bottom-up?
100
What happens when you focus so hard on something that you miss something more obvious?
What is Selective Attention?
200
Light is allowed into the eye through this structure
What is the pupil?
200
This is the spiral shaped structure where the hair cells reside.
What is the Cochlea?
200
This theory states that opposing retinal processes allow us to see color.
What is the Opponent-process Theory?
200
Some advertisement companies try using ______stimuli to get people to buy there products. This word literally means Below Threshold.
What is subliminal?
200
The point before the optic nerve leaves the eye is called_____.
What is the blind spot?
300
Muscle around pupil that controls the size of the opening of the pupil
What is the iris?
300
These parts of the the ear help us with our sense of balance
What are semi-circular canals?
300
This theory states that we have three basic color receptor cells. This theory is called the________ ______ Theory.
What is Trichromatic Color?
300
JND is also called ____________threshold.
What is difference?
300
We construct our perceptions through this type of processing
What is top down processing?
400
This receptor cell that detect monochrome colors and are necessary for peripheral and twilight vision.
What are rods?
400
Retina is to the eye as the __________________ is to the ear
What is the cochlea?
400
Color is believe to be created in this type of process, unlike painting.
What is an additive process?
400
Adjusting to a constant stimulus, to the point of being able to tune it out.
What is sensory adaptation?
400
The opponent color of Red.
What is Green?
500
Receptor cells that detect color, fine detail, and work best in well lit times of the day. Located in the center of the retina.
What are cones?
500
The measuring unit for sound volume.
What are decibles?
500
This theory helps us understand that there is not a set absolute threshold or difference threshold for everyone, that it is influenced by experience and education.
What is Signal Detection Theory?
500
These are the type of cells that receive sensory information