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15 Cards in this Set
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Compare sensation & perception. |
Sensation is receiving stimuli. Perception is interpreting the stimulus. |
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Explain sensory adaptation. |
Diminishing sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus. |
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Explain selective attention. |
Paying attention only to what we want or need to. |
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Explain perceptual set, & how it limits. |
Our perceptual set is how we are prone to perceiving something; like a prejudice. (Like a built-in//taught filter.) |
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What is retinal disparity, & what is it for? |
The different picture of the world that each of our eyes have; gives us depth perception. (The pictures of the world that each of our eyes give to us, differently, which gives us depth perception.) |
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Hearing is called audition. |
The answer is: hearing is called audition. |
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Explain why hearing declines. |
Noise that is too loud for our inner ear hair cells. (Like a carpet wears down because it is walked on frequently.) |
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What is the effect of touch? |
Increases growth hormone & increases metabolism. |
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How do we locate sound? |
The sound waves hit one eardrum before they hit the other eardrum. |
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What are the four basic skin sensations? |
Pain, & pressure, warmth, & cold. |
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What endorphins do? |
Endorphins are endogenous morphine. They are pleasure chemicals our body & brain produce. |
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What is olfaction? |
Our sense of smell. |
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What are the 4 primary tastes? The fifth? How do we taste? |
Sweet, & Sour, Salty, & Bitter. The 5th - umani - a meaty taste. Brain interpretation=sensations rec'd by our 3000 taste buds. |
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What is kinestesis? |
"Sense of your body", movement, place & balance. |
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Explain sensory interaction. |
When two or more senses work together. |
