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| Detection of physical enegy by sense organs which then send information to the brain |
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| The brain's interpretation of raw sensory inputs. |
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| Specialized cell responsible for converting stimuli into neutral activity for a specific sensory system. |
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| The process of converting an external energy or substance into neural activity |
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| The process of converting an external energy or substance into neural activity |
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| Lowest Level of stimulus needed for the nervous system to detect a change 50 % of the time |
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| Just Noticeable Difference (JND) |
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| The smallest change in intensity of a stimulus that we can detect. |
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| The process by which we perceive stimuli consistently across varied conditions |
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| The process of selecting one sensory channel and ignoring or minimizing others |
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| Extrasensory Perception (ESP) |
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| Perception of events outside the known channels of sensation |
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| The intensity of reflected light that reaches our eyes |
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| The part of the eye containing transparent cells that focues light on the retina. |
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| part of the eye that changes curvature to keep images in focus |
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| Changing the shape of the lens to focus on objects near or far |
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| Changing the shape of the lens to focus on objects near or far |
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| Changing the shape of the lens to focus on objects near or far |
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| Membrane at the back of the eye responsible for converting light into neural activity |
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| central portion of the retina |
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| receptor cells in the retina allowing us to see in low levels of light. |
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| Receptor cells in the retina allowing us to see in color |
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| part of the visual field we cant see because of an absence of rods and cones. |
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| idea that color vision is based on our sensitivity to three different colors |
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| Inability to see some or all colors |
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| Ability to judge distance, and 3D relations |
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| Stimuli that enable us to judge depth using only one eye. |
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| Stimuli that enable us to judge depth cues using both eyes. |
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| The complexity of a sound that makes other sounds unique. |
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| Bony, Spiral shaped sense organ used for hearing. |
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| Tissue containing the hair cells necessary for hearing |
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| Membrane supporting the organ of Corti and the hair cells in the cochlea. |
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| Sense receptors in tongue that respond to sweet, salty, bitter, sour and umami. |
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| Odorless Chemicals that serve as social signals to members of ones species. |
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| our sense of touch, temperature, and pain |
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| Our sense of body position |
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| Our sense of equilibrium or balance |
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| Pain or discomfort felt by an amputated limb. |
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| Three fluid-filled canals in our inner ear that are responsible for our sense of balance. |
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