Ap Psych Mod 19-21

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figure-ground

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organization of the visual field into objects that stand out from their surroundings

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grouping

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perceptual tendency to organize stimuli into coherent groups

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gestalt

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an organized whole. gestalt psychologists emphasized our tendency to intercepts pieces of information into meaningful wholes

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depth perception

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ability to see objects in 3 dimensions although the images that strike the retina are 2 dimensional; allows us to judge distance

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depth perception

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ability to see objects in 3 dimensions although the images that strike the retina are 2 dimensional; allows us to judge distance

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visual cliff

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laboratory device for testing depth perception in infants and young animals

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binocular cues

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depth cues, such as retinal disparity, that depend on the use of two eyes

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retinal disparity

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binocular cue for perceiving depth: by comparing images from the retinas in the two eyes, the brain computes distance-- the greater the disparity (difference) between the two images, the closer the object

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retinal disparity

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binocular cue for perceiving depth: by comparing images from the retinas in the two eyes, the brain computes distance-- the greater the disparity (difference) between the two images, the closer the object

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monocular cues

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depth cues available to either eye alone

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retinal disparity

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binocular cue for perceiving depth: by comparing images from the retinas in the two eyes, the brain computes distance-- the greater the disparity (difference) between the two images, the closer the object

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monocular cues

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depth cues available to either eye alone

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phi phenomenon

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illusion of movement creates when two or more adjacent lights blink on and off in quick succession

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retinal disparity

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binocular cue for perceiving depth: by comparing images from the retinas in the two eyes, the brain computes distance-- the greater the disparity (difference) between the two images, the closer the object

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monocular cues

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depth cues available to either eye alone

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phi phenomenon

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illusion of movement creates when two or more adjacent lights blink on and off in quick succession

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perceptual constancy

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perceiving objects as unchanging, even as illumination and retinal images change

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color constancy

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perceiving familiar objects as having consistent color, even if changing illumination alters the wavelengths reflected by the object

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perceptual adaption

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in vision, the ability to adjust to an artificially displaced or even inverted visual field

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audition

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sense or act of hearing

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sensorineural hearing loss

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hearing loss caused by damage to the cochlea's receptor cells or to the auditory nerves; also called nerve deafness

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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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cochlear implant

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device for converting sounds into electrical signals and stimulating the auditory nerve through electrodes threaded into the cochlea

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cochlear implant

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device for converting sounds into electrical signals and stimulating the auditory nerve through electrodes threaded into the cochlea

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place theory

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in hearing, the theory that links the pitch we hear with the place where the cochlea's membrane is stimulated

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cochlear implant

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device for converting sounds into electrical signals and stimulating the auditory nerve through electrodes threaded into the cochlea

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place theory

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in hearing, the theory that links the pitch we hear with the place where the cochlea's membrane is stimulated

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frequency theory

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in hearing, the theory that the rate of nerve impulses traveling up the auditory nerve matches the frequency of a tone, thus enabling us to sense its pitch

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cochlear implant

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device for converting sounds into electrical signals and stimulating the auditory nerve through electrodes threaded into the cochlea

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place theory

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in hearing, the theory that links the pitch we hear with the place where the cochlea's membrane is stimulated

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frequency theory

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in hearing, the theory that the rate of nerve impulses traveling up the auditory nerve matches the frequency of a tone, thus enabling us to sense its pitch

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gage-control theory

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theory that the spinal cord contains a neurological "gate" that blocks pain signals or allows them to pass on to the brain

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cochlear implant

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device for converting sounds into electrical signals and stimulating the auditory nerve through electrodes threaded into the cochlea

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place theory

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in hearing, the theory that links the pitch we hear with the place where the cochlea's membrane is stimulated

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frequency theory

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in hearing, the theory that the rate of nerve impulses traveling up the auditory nerve matches the frequency of a tone, thus enabling us to sense its pitch

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gage-control theory

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theory that the spinal cord contains a neurological "gate" that blocks pain signals or allows them to pass on to the brain

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kinestheia

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system for sensing for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts

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cochlear implant

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device for converting sounds into electrical signals and stimulating the auditory nerve through electrodes threaded into the cochlea

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place theory

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in hearing, the theory that links the pitch we hear with the place where the cochlea's membrane is stimulated

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frequency theory

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in hearing, the theory that the rate of nerve impulses traveling up the auditory nerve matches the frequency of a tone, thus enabling us to sense its pitch

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gage-control theory

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theory that the spinal cord contains a neurological "gate" that blocks pain signals or allows them to pass on to the brain

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kinestheia

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system for sensing for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts

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vestibular sense

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sense of body movement and position, including the sense of balance

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cochlear implant

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device for converting sounds into electrical signals and stimulating the auditory nerve through electrodes threaded into the cochlea

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place theory

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in hearing, the theory that links the pitch we hear with the place where the cochlea's membrane is stimulated

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frequency theory

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in hearing, the theory that the rate of nerve impulses traveling up the auditory nerve matches the frequency of a tone, thus enabling us to sense its pitch

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gage-control theory

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theory that the spinal cord contains a neurological "gate" that blocks pain signals or allows them to pass on to the brain

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kinestheia

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system for sensing for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts

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vestibular sense

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sense of body movement and position, including the sense of balance

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sensory interaction

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the principle that one sense may influence another, as when the smell of food influences its taste

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cochlear implant

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device for converting sounds into electrical signals and stimulating the auditory nerve through electrodes threaded into the cochlea

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place theory

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in hearing, the theory that links the pitch we hear with the place where the cochlea's membrane is stimulated

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frequency theory

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in hearing, the theory that the rate of nerve impulses traveling up the auditory nerve matches the frequency of a tone, thus enabling us to sense its pitch

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gage-control theory

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theory that the spinal cord contains a neurological "gate" that blocks pain signals or allows them to pass on to the brain

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kinestheia

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system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts

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vestibular sense

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sense of body movement and position, including the sense of balance

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sensory interaction

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the principle that one sense may influence another, as when the smell of food influences its taste

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embodies cognition

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in psychological science, the influence of bodily sensations, gestures, and other states on cognitive preferences and judgements