Senses
What are the seven senses?
Sight, smell, taste, touch, hearing, kinesthesis, and vestibular
Emphasizes the brain's tendency to view things as a whole instead of separate parts
Gestalt
Constancy
The tendency for perception or psychological states to remain stable despite change in external stimuli
In the context of sight, how do rods and cones work?
Rods and cones convert light to electrical signals.
Rods = dim light
Cones = color
In the context of hearing, what are frequency and amplitude?
Frequency determines the pitch, measured in Hz
Amplitude determines the loudness, measured in dB
Gustatory sense
Smell
Synesthesia
Stimulator of one sense triggers an automatic, involuntary experience in a second or sometimes even third sense
Type of deafness where vibrations are blocked from reaching the inner ear
Conduction deafness
What are optical illusions?
Misleading images that result from the brain's misinterpretation of visual information, making it see something different
What is the deafness caused by damage to the inner ear, resulting in unclear speech and quiet sounds?
Sensorineural deafness
Sight
The brain's ability to combine eyes to see in 3d
Binocular fusion
Choclea
The spiral cavity in the inner ear, containing the corti, which responds to sound vibrations
What are the 4 parts of our eyes that work together in the process of vision?
Cornea, lens, retina, and optic nerve
Who is better at detecting odors: men or women?
Women because they have more neurons and different hormones
The sense that provides awareness of body movement, position, and action
Kinesthesis
Macular degeneration
Eye disease that damages the macula, leading to blurry vision, wavy lines, and dark spots
The scientific study of the relationship between physical stimuli and the sensations they produce
Psychophysics
Briefly explain the principles of figure-ground perception
The principle of distinguishing an object from its background
What are the five recognized taste experiences?
Sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami
The sense of balance and spatial orientation
Vestibular
Other words for hearing, smell, and taste
Auditory, olfaction, and gustatation
"Chemical Senses"
Mouth and nose, taste and smell
What are binocular depth cues?
Visual cues that require both eyes to perceive depth and distance
What factors into our sense of taste?
5 basic tastes, temperature, texture, genetics, and experiences