Vocab 1
Define Audition
audition is the sense of hearing, which is the process of detecting and interpreting sound waves into neural signals that the brain perceives as sound
Define Macular degeneration
Macular degeneration is an eye disorder that damages the macula, which is the part of the retina responsible for sharp, central vision, leading to blurry or distorted vision that can make it difficult to read, drive, or recognize faces
Define Retinal disparity
Retinal disparity is defined as the slight difference in the images projected onto the two retinas, caused by the horizontal separation of the eyes.
Define Psychophysics
Define Extrasensory perception (ESP)
Extrasensory perception (ESP) is a claimed ability to gain information or perceive events through means beyond the five known senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell
Define Olfaction
Olfaction is the sense of smell.
Define Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that damage the optic nerve, which sends visual information from your eye to your brain.
Define Synesthesia
Synesthesia is a neurological condition where one sense is involuntarily and automatically stimulated by a different sense, causing a "crossing" of the senses.
Define Constancy
Constancy refers to the tendency for our perceptions to remain stable despite changing sensory input.
Define "chemical senses"
The "chemical senses" are the senses that detect chemical stimuli, primarily taste (gustation) and smell (olfaction)
Define Gustation
Gustation is the action of tasting
Define Gestalt
Gestalt in psychology is a theory that emphasizes that the mind perceives experiences as a whole rather than as a collection of individual parts
Define Cochlea
The Cochlea is the spiral cavity of the inner ear that contains the organ of Corti, which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations.
Define Monocular depth cue
Monocular depth cues are visual cues that provide information about the three-dimensional world using only one eye.
Define stroop test
The Stroop test is a classic psychological experiment that measures cognitive control by demonstrating the interference that occurs when people are presented with conflicting information
Define Sensorineural deafness
Sensorineural deafness is a type of hearing loss that is caused by damage to the inner ear or the auditory nerve, which affects the transmission of sound from the ear to the brain.
Define Binocular depth cue
A binocular depth cue is a visual signal that utilizes the use of both eyes to perceive depth and distance.
Define Perception
Perception is the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.
Define Depth perception
Define rods (in the eye)
Rods are a type of photoreceptor cell in the eye's retina that are responsible for vision in low-light conditions, allowing us to see in black, white, and shades of gray.
Define Conduction deafness
Conduction deafness is a type of hearing loss resulted by something in the outer or middle ear that prevents sound from making it to the inner ear.
Define Binocular fusion
Binocular fusion is the brain's process of combining the different images from each eye to create a single, unified visual perception.
Define Somesthesis
Somesthesis is the psychological term for the perception of bodily sensations, a system that includes the senses of touch, pressure, temperature, pain, and the body's position and movement
Define Figure-ground
Figure-ground perception is the brain's ability to distinguish an object (figure) from its background (ground), which allows you to focus on what's important and ignore what isn't.
Define cones (in the eye)
Rods are a type of photoreceptor cell in the eye's retina that are responsible for vision in low-light conditions, allowing us to see in black, white, and shades of gray.