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24 Cards in this Set
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Auditory Localization
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Locating the source of a sound in space
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Binocular Depth Cues
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Clues about distance based on the differing views of the two eyes
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Comparitors
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People, objects, events, and other stardards that are used as a baseline fo rcomparisons in making judgements
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Complementary Colors
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Pairs of colors that produce gray tones when added together
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Convergence
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A cue to depth that involves sensing the eyes converging toward each other as they focus on closer objects
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Distal Stimuli
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Stimuli that lie in the distance (that is, the world outside the body)
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Feature Ananlysis
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The process of detecting specific elements in visual input and assembling them into a more complex form
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Feature Detectors
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Neurons that respond selectively to very specific features of more complex stimuli
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Phi Phenomenon
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The illusion of movement created by presenting visual stimuli in rapid succession
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Frequency Theory
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Perception of pitch corresponds to the rate, or frequency, at which the entire basilar membrane vibrates
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Gate-Control Theory
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The idea that incoming pain sensations must pass through a "gate" in the spinal chord that can be closed, thus blocking pain signals
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Kinesthic System
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The sensory system that monitors the positions of the parts of one's body
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Monocular Depth Cues
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Clues about distance based on the view of either eye alone
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Motion Parallax
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Cue to depth that invovles images of objects at different distances
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Parallel Processing
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Simutaneously extracting different kinds of information from the same input
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Perceptual Set
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A rediness to percieve a stimuli in a particular way
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Signal-Detection Theory
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A psychophysiological theory that the detection of stimuli involves decision processes as well as sensory processes, which are influenced by a variety of factors besides the physical intensity of a stimulus
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Vestibular System
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Responds to gravity and keeps people informed of their body's location in space
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Visual Agnosia
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An inability to recognize objects
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Circadation Rhythms
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The 24 hour biological cycle found in humans and many other species
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Lucid Dreams
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Dreams in which poeple can think clearly about the circumstances of waking life and the fact that they are dreaming, yet they remain asleep i the midst of a vivid dream
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Physical Dependence
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The condition which exists when a person must continue to take a drug to avoid withdrawl illness
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Psychological Dependence
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An intense mental craving for a drug
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Somnambulism
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Sleepwalking
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