Overall
The interpretation of what the senses detect using past experiences, models, and expectations
Top-down processing
The process of integrating sensory information
Bottom-up processing
This part of the brain collects outside sounds and funnels them into the ear canal.
Outer ear
In this part of the eye, the process of transduction into neural impulses to be sent out through the optic nerve begins
Retina
The investigation and study of claims of extrasensory perception
Parapsychology
How information is processed without being consciously aware.
Subliminal
The point at which you can detect and register stimuli half of the time
Absolute Threshold
This property is the variations in wavelength that directly correlate to pitch.
Frequency
The ability to gauge and understand the distance of your surroundings based on other elements of the environment.
Depth Perception
T/F: Extrasensory perception (ESP) has some scientific backing, though little.
False - there is no evidence.
_____ is processed from the top-down, while _____ is processed from the bottom-up.
Perception; sensation
The difference between the amount of stimuli from two different sources needed to register at least half the time
Difference threshold
Unlike most senses - which are processed primarily in the parietal lobe - audio is processed in...
Occipital lobe
This theory states that there is a neurological "gate" which can either allow or deny pain signals to be passed on to the brain
gate-control theory
The conversion of one form of energy to another
Transduction
Signal Detection Theory
A person's individual psychology and experiences will influence their sensitivity and reaction to stimulus
This spiral-shaped part of the inner ear uses hair cells to receive soundwaves from the outer ear to convert into signals which are then sent to the brain.
Cochlea
the neural process of perceiving white as the opposite of perceiving black and complementary colors as opposite (i.e. red vs. green, yellow vs. blue)
Opponent-Process Theory
A natural painkiller released by the brain in order to suppress pain
Endorphins
Perceptual set is...
A set of mental tendencies and assumptions that influence how we sense things.
These three mental factors affect our perception and reception of stimuli
Context, motivation, and emotion.
Three little bones of the middle ear, also called the "mechanical system" of the ear
Hammer, anvil and stirrup
The human brain is able to understand that even as illumination changes, a color is still the same
Color/Brightness Constancy
______ hearing loss is the result of damage to the cochlea's hair cell receptors, whereas _____ hearing loss is the result of damage to the eardrum and middle ear bones.
Sensorineural (this one is more common); conduction