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| the stimulation of sensory receptors and the transmission of sensory information to the brain |
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| the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information |
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| the smallest amount of a particular stimulus that can be detected |
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| the minimum difference that an individual can detect between two stimuli |
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| the idea that distinguishing sensory stimuli takes into account not only the strength of the stimuli but also such elements as setting and one's physical state, mood, and attitudes |
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| the process by which an organism becomes more sensitive to stimuli that are low in magnitude and less sensitive to stimuli that are constant |
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| the opening in the center of the eye that adjusts to allow light to enter |
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| the transparent structure of the eye that focuses light on the retina |
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| the light-sensitive inner surface of the eye that contains the rods, cones, and neurons that process visual stimuli |
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| neurons that respond to light |
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| the part of the retina that contains no photoreceptors |
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| keenness or sharpness of vision |
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| the colors across from each other on the color circle |
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| the visual sensation the occurs after the original stimulus has been removed |
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| the fluid-filled structure of the inner ear that transmits sound impulses to the auditory nerve |
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| the cranial nerve that carries sound from the cochlea of the inner ear to the brain |
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| hearing loss caused by damage to the middle ear, thus interfering with the transmission of sound waves to the cochlea |
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| deafness that results from damage to the auditory nerve |
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| the nerve that transmits information about odors from olfactory receptors to the brain |
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| the suggestion that only a certain amount of information can be processed by the nervous system at a given time |
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| the sense that provides information about the position of the body |
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| the sense that provides information about the position and movement of individual body parts |
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| the tendency to perceive a complete or whole figure even when there are gaps in sensory information |
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| the perceptual tendency to group together visual and auditory events that are near each other |
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| the perceptual tendency to group together elements that seem alike |
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| the perceptual tendency to group stimuli into continuous patterns |
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| the tendency to perceive objects that are moving together as belonging together |
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| a visual illusion in which the perception motion is generated by the presentation of a series of stationary images in rapid succession |
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| cues for distance that may be available to either eye alone |
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| visual cues for depth that require both eyes |
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| a binocular cue for perceiving depth based on the difference between the two images of an object that retina receives as the object moves closer or farther away |
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