Sensation
What is the process of detecting external stimuli?
Sensation
What is the process of interpreting sensory input?
Perception
What part of the eye detects light?
Retina
What is the fifth basic taste, discovered in MSG?
Umami
What tells us the position of our limbs?
Proprioception
What is the smallest noticeable difference between stimuli?
Threshold
What illusion uses arrows to alter perceived length?
Müller-Lyer
What do we call depth cues that use both eyes?
Binocular
What part of the ear vibrates with sound waves?
Eardrum
What sense keeps track of body orientation and balance?
Vestibular
What is the reduced response to unchanged stimuli over time?
Adaptation
What illusion causes still lights to look like they’re moving?
Phi
What changes shape to focus light on the retina?
Lens
What sense strongly influences taste?
Smell
What system lets senses affect each other?
Interaction
What is the term for detecting a stimulus 50% of the time?
Threshold
What is the misinterpretation of a real external stimulus?
Illusion
What monocular cue causes parallel lines to appear to meet?
Perspective
What is the rare condition of tasting colors or hearing shapes?
Synesthesia
What part of the ear plays a large role in balance?
Inner
What is the brain's process of focusing on certain stimuli over others?
Attention
What psychological concept explains why perception can differ between people?
Context
What allows us to judge distance using one eye?
Monocular
What helps localize sound using both
Binaural
What part of the brain is heavily involved in body movement awareness?
Cerebellum