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| the WEAKEST amount of a particular stimulus that can be sensed |
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| the VISUAL IMPRESSION that remains after the original image has been removed |
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| The CRANIAL NERVE that carries sound from the cochlea of the inner ear to the brain |
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| visual cues for depth that require the use of BOTH EYES |
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| the part of the retina that contains NO PHOTORECEPTORS |
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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 FLUID FILLED structure of the inner ear that transmits impulses to the auditory nerve |
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| the tendency to perceive objects that are MOVING TOGETHER AS BELONGING TOGETHER |
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| the COLORS across from each other on the color wheel |
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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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| the perceptual tendency to group stimuli into CONTINUOUS patterns |
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| the MINIMUM AMOUNT of DIFFERENCE that can be detected between two stimuli |
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| the SUGGESTION that only a certain amount of info can be processed by the nervous system at a given time |
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| the sense that provides info about the position and MOVEMENT of individual BODY parts |
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| the transparent structure of the eye that focuses LIGHT on the retina |
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| cues for distance that need only ONE EYE to be perceived |
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| the NERVE that transmits info about ODORS from receptor neurons to the brain |
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| the psychological process of organizing and INTERPRETING sensory stimulation |
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| NEURONS that are sensitive to LIGHT |
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| the perceptual tendency to group together visual and auditory events that are NEAR each other |
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| the OPENING in the center of the EYE that adjusts to the amount of light entering |
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| the light sensitive inner surface of the eye that CONTAINS RODS, CONES, and neurons that process visual stimuli |
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| a binocular cue for perceiving depth based on the DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO IMAGES of an object that the retina receives as the object moves closer |
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| the stimulation of SENSORY RECEPTORS and the transmission of SENSORY info to the central nervous system |
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| DEAFNESS that usually results from damage to the INNER EAR or to the auditory nerve |
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| the process by which people become more SENSITIVE to weak stimuli and less SENSITIVE to unchanging stimuli |
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| a method of DISTINGUISHING sensory stimuli that takes into account not only the strength of the stimuli but also such elements as setting and one's physical state, mood, and attitude |
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| the perceptual tendency to group together elements that SEEM ALIKE |
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| a VISUAL ILLUSION in which the perception of MOTION is generated by the rapid progression of images or objects that are not actually moving at all |
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| the SENSE that provides info about the POSITION of the body |
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| KEENESS OR SHARPNESS of vision |
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