AP Psychology - Chapter 6 - Sensation & Perception

transformation of stimulus energies into neural impulses

whether or not we detect a stimulus, especially amidst background noise

brain receives input from the sensory organs

links pitch we hear with the place where the cochlea's membrane is stimulated

central focal point in the retina

effect of body experience on feelings, attitudes, thoughts, and judgments

two stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage

minimum stimulus intensity needed to detect a stimulus half the time

adjustable opening in center of eye which light enters

sense of body movement and position, including balance

Ringing in ears after listening to loud music is caused by damage to ________.

formed through experience helps interpretation of unfamiliar information

coiled, bony, fluid-filled tube in the inner ear

taking sensory information and then assembling and integrating it in the brain

more color sensitive and detailed focused

sensory perceptions constructed from experience and expectations

On the way to the visual cortex, neural impulses from the retina are first relayed to the __________.

We locate sounds with the time lage between left and right auditory stimulation.

an organized whole

Visual cliff experiment tested ________ in infants.

diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation

According to the Young-Helmholtz theory: if red and green sensitive cones are stimulated, a person should see the color

neurological "gate" in spinal cord that blocks or allows pain signals

perceptual tendency to organize stimuli into coherent groups

Which of the following is the correct order in which the retina's neural layers process visual stimulation?

perception in one sense is triggered by a sensation in a different sense

processing of many aspects of a problem simultaneously

minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection 50% of the time

sensory receptors whose signals are interpreted by the brain as pain

study of relationships between detectable physical energy and our psychological experience

more light sensitive and less color sensitive

perceived movement ceated by successie blinking on and off of adjacent lights

when receptor cells aren’t sending messages through the auditory nerves

changes shape to help focus images on the retina

one object partially blocks view of another, percieved as closer

link between pitch we hear with place where cochlea's membrane is stimulated

savory taste, proteins to grow and repair tissue

brain makes sense out of the input from sensory organs

where optic nerve leaves the eye

damage to mechanical system that conducts sound waves to the cochlea

mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another

unconciously predisposing one's perception, memory, or response

relays sound vibrations to the hammer, anvil, and stirrup