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| the study of how physical stimuli are translated into psychological experience |
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| is the stimulation of sense organs |
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| is the selection,organization and interpretation of sensory import |
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| is the minimum stimulus intensity an organ can detect 50% of the time |
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| just noticable difference(JND) |
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| the smallest difference in a stimulus intensity that a sense can detect |
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| the size of a just noticeable difference is a constant proportion of the size of the initial stimulus |
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| the registration of sensory input without conscious awareness |
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| is a gradual decline in sensitivity to prolonged stimulaiton |
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| play a key role in daylight vision and color vison |
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| play a key role in night vision and peripheral vison |
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| holds the auditory receptors |
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| can cause a decreased sense of pain or eliminate it altogether |
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| monitors the positions of various body parts |
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| responds to gravity and keeps you informed of your body's location in space |
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| is the awareness of internal and external stimuli |
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| 24 hour biological cycles found in humans and other species |
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| light sleep from 1-7 minutes |
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| lasts 10-25 your respiratory rate, heart rate, muscle tension and body temp. all decline |
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| takes 30 minutes to achieve and lasts 30 minutes. |
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| rapid eye movement. (dream) |
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| repeats without conflicts remain unsolved |
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| change or transition in life |
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