Sensation
Using the senses to take in raw material to then form a judgment
What is bottom-up processing?
These are the two types of photoreceptors:
What are rods and cones?
One of the three pitch theories
What is either the frequency, place, or volley principle theory?
Taste has another more formal name:
What is gustation?
Using pre-existing knowledge first and then detecting individual parts as needed
What is top-down processing?
When Mike turned off the shower water, it was set at a comfortable temperature. The next time he turns it on, it feels scalding hot. This best illustrates:
What is sensory adaptation?
The central point of focus in the eye stems from this location
What is the fovea?
Deafness that results from an issue with the outer or middle ear
What is conductive deafness?
The nose sends messages directly here in the brain:
What is the olfactory bulb?
Monocular cues are needed to help perceive:
What is depth?
Refers to stimuli detected less than 50% of the time
What is the subliminal threshold?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Ganglion cells are located in this part of the eye:
The hair cells in the cochlea are contained within the:
What is the basilar membrane?
Stemming from the inner ear, this helps to regulate balance
What is the vestibular sense?
Among other NBA players, Allen Iverson (6'0 ft) looks short. In a group of average sized men, he looks tall. This best illustrates:
What is the context effect?
A decrease in sensory responsiveness accompanying an unchanging stimulus is called:
What is sensory adaptation?
Controls the contraction and dilation of the pupil
What is the Iris?
What is the cochlea?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
The two chemical senses:
Perceptual constancy allows us to perceive size distortion in people through this illusion:
What is the Ames Room?
Weber's law is used to understand and calculate this principle:
What is just noticeable difference/difference thresholds?
The amplitude of an electromagnetic wave determines this:
What is brightness?
Prolonged exposure to sounds higher than this specific sound level result in hearing loss.
What is 85 decibels?
The formal name of pain skin receptors
What are Nociceptors?
These are three of the Gestalt groupings:
What are closure, continuity, and proximity?