Terms
Sensation
A conscious experience resulting from the activation of the sense organs.
The way sensory information is organized, interpreted, and consciously experienced.
Perception
Images are reflected onto this
Retina
This man discovered that feature detectors respond to different stimuli
Torsten Weisel
What is the name of Dr. Fletcher's cat?
Cheddar
Dorsal Stream
Processes our visual information to execute movement
This processes our visual information for visual perception
Ventral stream
Rods
Known for the two-point threshold
Ernst Weber
When is the MFT?
March 1st, 2022
Cornea
Covers the iris and pupil and helps focus light
This goes from the general to the specific; process of perception
Top-Down Processing
This focuses the lighting on the retina at the back of the eye
Lens
German psychologist who demonstrated that mental processes can be measured
Gustav Fechner
When is the capstone paper due?
March 24th, 2022
Bottom-Up Processing
From specific to the general; process of sensation
Part of the brain where visual information is processed
Occipital Lobe
These give us our color vision
Cones
Known for the Visual Cliff experiment of depth perception
Eleanor Gibson
What is my acrobatics & tumbling number?
14
Malleus, Incus, & Stapes
The bones of the ear
This separates the ear canal from the middle ear and channels sound waves into the ear
This carries visual images to the brain.
Optic nerve
This man first described the retinas five layers in detail
Santiago Ramon y Cajal
Name this disorder: Classified by symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity and/or impulsivity.
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)