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The amplitude of a lightwave determines our perception of:
brightness
distance
hue
color
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In Helmholtz's trichromatic theory, which color is sensitive to short wavelengths?
red light
blue light
green light
yellow light
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The eye muscle that expands and contracts to change the size of the pupil for light:
Retina
Lens
Iris
Cornea
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The amount of energy in a light or sound wave; perceived as brightness or loudness
wavelength
hue
intensity
accommodation
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The number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time:
frequency
pitch
tone
vibration
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Constructs perceptions from the sensory input by drawing on our experience and expectations:
top-down processing
frontal-medial processing
bottom-up processing
left-right processing
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The process of organizing and interpreting sensory information
bottom-up processing
Sensation
transduction
Perception
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Retinal receptors that detect black, white, and gray; needed for peripheral and twilight vision
cones
pupil
optic nerve
rods