Vision
The receptor cells in the eye are found in the?
Retina
Our ears are more sensitive to sounds in the same frequency as this
Human Voice
The number of taste sensations that can be detected by the tongue
6 (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, piquancy, umami)
This describes when we perceive a sensation of motion caused by the appearance and disappearance of objects that are near each other
Phi Phenomenom
The intensity of a stimulus that allows an organism to detect it 50% of the time
Absolute Threshold
These receptor cells located in our eye help us detect fine details and colors
Cones
This part of the ear is highly sensitive and vibrates with the sound waves that come into contact with it
Tympanic Membrane
These receptors that are designed to sense chemicals in the mouth can regenerate themselves every 5 days
Taste Buds
The name of the monocular depth cue that explains why parallel lines appear to converge at a distance
Linear Perspective
Refers to the change in a stimulus that can just barely be detected by the organism
Difference Threshold
This refers to an area in our retinas that lack photoreceptor cells, where our optic nerve is found
Blindspot
This is the part of the ear converts the sound vibrations into neural signs that are then sent to the brain for interpretation
The cochlea
Detected by special neurons in the skin, joints, bones, ears, and tendons, this is our ability to sense the position and movement of our body parts
Proprioception
This occurs when the perceptual processes that normally help us correctly perceive the world around us are fooled, so we see something incorrect or non-existing
Illusions
The ability to perceive a stimulus as constant despite changes in sensations
Perceptual Constancy
This is the process of changing the curvature of the lens to keep the light entering the eye focused on the retina
Visual Accommodation
This refers to the wavelength of a sound wave. It helps us determine pitch
Frequency
Amount of sensations that can felt by the thousands of nerve endings located in our skin
4 (cold, hot, pressure, and pain)
This illusion occurs because our monocular depth cue of linear perspective leads us to believe that, given two similar objects, the distant one can only cast the same size retinal image as the closer object if it is larger.
Ponzo Illusion
Ability to focus on some sensory inputs while tuning out others. Sometimes called the "Cocktail party phenomenon."
Selective Attention
This theory proposes that we analyze sensory information in three sets of opponent colors. Red-Green, Yellow-Blue, White-Black
Opponent-Process Color Theory
This defines the height of a sound wave, determining how much energy in contains, or the degree of sound volume
Amplitude
Area in the upper nasal passage where scent molecules are detected by special receptor cells
Olfactory Membrane
An error in perception when we misperceive sounds because the audio and visual parts of the speech don't match
McGurk Effect
This maintains that the just noticeable difference of a stimulus is a constant proportion of the original intensity of a stimulus
Weber's Law