Intro/Threshold/Sensory Adaption
Information processing guided by higher-level mental prcesses, as when we construct perceptions drawing on our experience and expections.
What is top-down processing?
The protective layer on the outside of the eye
What is cornea
The volume of sounds differs due to its...
What is amplitude
Theory that the retina contains 3 different color receptors-which when stimulated in combination can produce the perception of any color.
What is the Young-Helmholtz Trichromatic Theory?
What position does Travis Kelce play?
What is Tight End
Our awareness of faint stimuli illustrates our...
What is absolute threshold?
This part of our eye acts like the aperture on a camera
What is the Pupil
In our oral cavities, the walls of our papillae are lined with these
What is are taste buds
Theory that opposing retinal processes enable color vision.
What is Opponent Process Theory?
If you subtract the number of Harry Potter books from the number of Harry Potter movies, what is the answer?
What is 1
The principle that, to be percieved as different, two stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage
What is Weber's Law?
This refers to the colored part of our eye (as well as a well known Goo Goo Dolls song from the film City of Angels)
What is the Iris
The area in our skull that processes our sense of smell
What is our olfactory bulbs
An individual confusing colors like red and green would be explained by this
What is color deficiency?
What is the name of the well-known actor who voices both Darth Vader and Mufasa from the Lion King?
Who is James Earl Jones
Visual "tips" that we require more than one eye for...
Binocular Cues
Retinal receptor cells that are concentrated near the center of the retina and function in daylight.
What are cones?
Area in the back of the eye used to detect texture and fine detail
What is our fovea
What do we call the location of our eye where are optic nerve goes into our skull?
What is our blind spot
The musical artist that made history in 2020 as the youngest winner of the Grammy's four main categories
Who is Billie Eilish
Our diminished sensitivity to constant or routine odors, sounds, and touches, to focus our attention on information changes in stimulation.
What is sensory adaptation?
The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light
What is the hue
You can use distraction to close our neurological pain pathway according to...
What is the gate control theory
The name for the rare disorder where one has either no cones or ones that are non-functioning
What is monochrome color blindness
This 2002 film detailing the assimilation of a young couple into a traditional Mediterranean family culture is the highest grossing romantic comedy of all time
What is My Big Fat Greek Wedding