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30 Cards in this Set
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3 Steps to Sensation/Perception
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1)Objects in the world emit or reflect stimuli
2)Sensory organs detect stimuli, encode it and send it to areas of the brain (SENSATION) 3)Receives info, organizes and interprets it (PERCEPTION) |
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Physical Properties of Light
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Wave Lengths, Purity and Wave Amplitudes (perception and bright).
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Cornea
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Protects and supports
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Pupil
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Sunlight amount
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Iris
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Dilates pupil
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Lens
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focuses light
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Retina
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Focuses Image
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Fovea
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Visual is clearest (retina)
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Nearsightedness
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Far objects blurry (Image falls short of the retina
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Farsightedness
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Close objects blurry (too far, Cateract
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Blindspot
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No receptor cells
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Rods
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black, white, gray (retina)
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Cones
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Color (Fovea)
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Trichromatic Theory
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Red (long) Green (Medium) Blue (Short
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Opponent Process
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Red/Green, Yellow/Blue, Black/White
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Principals of Organization
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Proximity
Similarity Continuity Simplicity Closure Movement Figure & Ground |
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Proximity
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figures near, we group
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Simlarity
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figures similar, we group
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Continuity
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Choose smooth patterns
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Simplicity
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use simplest form
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Closure
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Fill in gaps
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Movement
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move together, go together
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Figure and Ground
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seperate from others
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Binocular
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Retinal Disparity-different images in each eye
Convergence-Eyes turn inward |
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Monocular
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Relative Size
Interpositional Relative Height Relative Motion Linear Perspective Relative Brightness |
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Physical Properties of Hearing
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Amplitude
Wavelength Purity |
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Inner Ear
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receptors for hearing
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Middle Ear
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Vibrations and Ear Drum
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External Ear
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collects sound
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4 Primary Tastes
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Sweet
Sour Salty Bitter |