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12 Cards in this Set
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conduction hearing loss
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Hearing loss caused by damage to the mechanical system that conducts sound waves to the cochlea
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nerve hearing loss
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Hearing loss caused by damage to the cochlea’s receptor cells or the auditory nerve
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Rods
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o120 million
oPeriphery location in retina oHigh sensitivity in dim light oNo color sensitivity |
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Cones
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o6 million in number
oCenter location in retina oLow sensitivity in dim light oColor sensitive |
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Selective Attention
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focus of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus
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Grouping principles
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oProximity—group nearby figures together
oSimilarity—group figures that are similar oContinuity—perceive continuous patterns oClosure—fill in gaps oConnectedness—spots, lines, and areas are seen as unity when connected |
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Gestalt
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a structure, configuration, or pattern of physical, biological, or psychological phenomena so integrated as to constitute a functional unit with properties not derivable by summation of its parts
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ESP
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The study of paranormal phenomena
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Perceptual set
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a mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another
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inner ear problems
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balance lost
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Bottom-up Processing
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Analysis that begins with the sense receptors and works up to the brain’s integration of sensory information
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Top-down Processing
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oInformation processing guided by higher-level mental processes
oAs when we construct perceptions drawing on our experience and expectations |
