Sensation and Perception Study Guide

The senses

100

There are 6 sense's: What is the sense that you use for seeing color and such? 

Vision 

200

There are 6 sense's: what is one of the sense's that you use to listen?

Hearing 

300

There are 6 sense's: what is the sense that starts with K? AND what is the one that you can feel things with?

Kinesthesis and Touch

400

There are 6 sense's: What is the sense that you can sniff things out with?

Smell

500

There are 6 sense's what is the snese that starts with the letter V? 

Vestibular

Diseases of the senses

100

This disease happens when you can't see color:

color blidness 

200

 A clouding of the eye's lens.

Cataracts:

300

 Caused by increased pressure within the eye.

Glaucoma:

400

A reduced ability to taste. 

Hypogeusia

500

Hallucinations and delusions

Can be caused by neurological conditions like Parkinson's disease and dementia, leading to false perceptions or beliefs.

Vocab

100

what does Binocular fusion mean?

the brain's ability to combine the two slightly different images from each eye into a single, three-dimensional perception of the world

200

what does Cochlea mean? 

The spiral cavity of the inner ear containing the organ of Corti, which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations.

300

what does Constancy mean? 

The tendency of our perceptions and thoughts to remain stable despite changing external conditions

400

what does Monocular depth cue mean? 

visual cues that allow the brain to perceive depth and distance using only one eye

500

what does Glaucoma mean?

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that damage the optic nerve, which can lead to irreversible vision loss and blindness if left untreated

Questions and Concepts

100

In the context of sight, how do rods and cones work?

convert light into electrical signals for the brain

200

In the context of hearing, what are frequency and amplitude?

frequency is the measurement of how many sound wave vibrations occur per second, determining the pitch

300

What are optical illusions?

What are optical illusions?

400

What factors into our sense of taste?

the five basic tastes (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami), smell, texture, and temperature

500

What are the 4 parts of our eye that work together in the process of vision?

the cornea, the lens, the retina, the optic nerve. 

The 5 tastes

100

hint: sugar

sweet

200

hint: sour patch 

sour 

300

hint: -Pretzles 

salty

400

hint: starts with a B

bitter

500

hints: rich and savory 

Umami