Psychology In Your Life Chapter 5

a reduction in sensitivity to a stimulus after constant exposure to it

the palate is the receptors that sense flavors, and the taste buds are on the palate

thin layer of tissue containing the olfactory senses

sharp immediate pain

transparent structure behind pupil. focusing light

chronic dull pain

behind retina. give us our color vision

Sence reseptor for Vision

encoding different frequency based on location of sound.

human eyes only perceive three colors of light: red, blue, and green

knowing that an object stay the same size despite orientation or distance away from you.

gestalt theory of similar figures being grouped together

5 ways of grouping images

monocular depth cues

behind retina. help give us good vision in low light.

Sence reseptor for hearing

gestalt theory: figures that are close in distance are grouped together.

whitch is not one of the five main tastes

perceive color is controlled by three receptor complexes with opposing actions

the orginazation and interpitation of the external physical stimuli

the beginning of the middle ear thin membrane, send vibrations to the inner ear.

Sence reseptor for smell

Sence reseptor for Taste

changing of stimuli to neural signals

a membrane covering the beginning of the cochlea. Transmiting vibrations, which leads to fluid movement in cochlea

the act of detection of external physical stimuli

Senses Pressure

only listening to music for so long at certain volume then take a brake

gestalt theory: intersecting lines are interpreted as continuous.

the minimal change in physical stimulus needed to sense it

transmits sound to brain using neural signals

Perception based on physical stimuli

inner ear that is coiled, fluid-filled and boney, which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations

preserving stimuli in way that make sense given subjects prior experience or expectations.

perception of something based on knowledge.

Sence reseptor for touch

membrain on the back of eye. converts light that enters into your eye into electrical signals.

senses warm

Senses Cold

transmits sensory to nerve

gestalt theory: shapes are perceived even if not there

Black part of eye. lets light into your eye as the muscles of your iris change its shape.

the smallest amount of physical stimulus required to sense it

the colored part of eye. controls how much light the pupil lets in.

The Order of sencing something is physical stimulus is created, we sence it, the stimuls is transduced, then we perceive

binocular depth cues

cell in the sense organs that detect physical stimulus

Organization of thing as a whole

low frequnce is the matching of frequence with speed and high frequence uses hair cells.

gestalt theory: figure with a gap are interpreted as complete.