Vision & all things S&P
The clear outer layer at the front of the eye that focuses light coming into the eye.
Cornea
This is the process of converting energy into neural messages that travel to your brain
Transduction
Taste and smell are both this type of sense.
Chemical Sense
The process of organizing and interpreting sensory information allowing us to recognize meaningful objects and events.
Perception
The process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimuli from our environment.
Sensation
This sense contributes to our body's ability to maintain balance & body posture.
Vestibular Sense
Starts the process of turning soundwaves into vibrations.
Tympanic Membrane
The proper name for our sense of smell.
Olfactory sense
Building perception from the smallest pieces of sensory information.
Bottom-up Processing
Absolute Threshold
Colored part around the eye that changes the size of the pupil.
Iris
The names of the bones of the ear in the order in which the vibrations are carried.
Hammer, Anvil, Stirrup
The proper name for our sense of taste.
Gustation
Uses prior knowledge, expectations, and experience to interpret sensory information.
Top-Down Processing
The smallest detectable change in a stimulus.
Just Noticeable Difference
It is located at the back of the eye and contains the rods and cones.
Retina
Where the vibrations are turned into impulses.
Cochlea
This is a type of processing involves the interpretation of sensations and is influenced by available knowledge and expectancies
Bottom-Up Processing
This refers to the slightly different view of the world that each eye receives, and is a distance cue that allows us to perceive the depth of a given visual stimulus.
Binocular Disparity
The principle that the size of the just noticeable difference is proportional to the stimulus.
Weber's Law
Cones
A term that describes the continuation of a visual sensation after removal of the stimulus
Transduction
The 6 primary taste categories.
Sweet, Salty, Bitter, Sour, Umami, Oleogustus
Sensory signal indicating potential harm and pain
Nociception
When constant exposure to a stimulus leads to decreased sensitivity over time.
Sensory Adaptation