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16 Cards in this Set
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Sensory receptors
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are biological transducers, or devices for converting one type of energy to another.
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Sensory adaptation
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is when nerve endings in the skin under your clothes send fewer signals to the brain and you become unable to feel you clothes
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coding
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Is when Important features of the environment are transmitted to the brain
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selective attention
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Is The brain–centered ability to influence what sensations we will receive
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Unexpected stimuli, repetitious stimuli, and intense stimuli
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are all effective at getting attention.
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Myopia
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: elongated eye
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Hyperopia
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farsightedness
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Presbyopia
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farsightedness due to aging
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Astigmatism
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: misshapen cornea or lens
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the cones
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In dim light, vision depends mainly on the rods. In brighter light, color and fine detail are produced by the cones
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The greatest visual acuity is associated with?
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the fovea and the cones
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trichromatic theory
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Explains Colored afterimages
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The frequency of a sound wave corresponds to how loud it is.
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FALSE
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Sensorineural hearing loss occurs when the auditory ossicles are damaged.
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FALSE
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Daily exposure to sound with a loudness of 85 decibels may cause ?
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permanent hearing loss
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the Lock & Key theory
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Explains Olfaction
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