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frequency |
the number of sound waves given point in one second, determines sound |
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amplitude |
the height of the sound wave determines loudness |
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compllexity |
the extent to which a sound is composed of waves of different frequencies; determines timbre |
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three major parts of the ear |
outer middle and inner |
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main parts of inner ear
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the oval window the cochela the organ of corti |
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broski |
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three theories of pitch perception |
place theory frequency theory volley theory
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place theory |
the pitch is determined by which place along the cochelas basilar membrane is most activated
lose high pitches with age |
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frequency theory |
pitch is determined by the frequency with which the basilar membrane vibrates |
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volley theory |
neurons work in groups and alternate firing, thus achieving a combined frequency corresponding to the frequency of the sound wave |
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-congenital hearing loss |
hearing loss that is present at birth one of the most common birth defects, genetic factors and infections during pregnancy are known issues |
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conduction hearing loss |
caused by adnomalities in one or more areas of the auditory system |
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smell |
olfaction is the sense of smell, and its stimuli are airborne molecules |
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taste |
taste or gustation occurs when a substance makes contact with a specialied receptor cells in the mouth and throat taste buds in surfaces are grouped together in structures called papillae |
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five primariy tastes |
sour salty sweet bitter umami or savory =] |
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tolerence |
the amount of pain that one can withstand |
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psychological factors |
diverting peoples attention away from painful stimulation |
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two proprioceptive senses |
kinesthetic-provides info about movement and location of body parts to one another
vestibular- provides info on the position of the body in space specifically the head by sensing gravity in motion aka equilibrium |
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synesthesia |
condition where people perceive stimuli in other sense
ex: colored hearing |
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sensory stimuli |
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depth perception |
the ability to percieve object three dimentsonally |
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height in the field of view |
when we see objects closer to the horizon that are perceived as farther away |
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light and shadow |
we preceive the brighter objects as being closer |
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motion paralax |
when we move our head sideways,objects at different distances appear to movie in diff directions and diff speeds |
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perceptual constancy |
the tendency to percieve pbjects as relatively stable |
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size constancy |
percieve objects as stable in size despite changes in their size of their retinal image when they are viewed from different distances |
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shape constanct |
perviece an object as the same way no matter what angle it is viewed |
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induced movement |
illusion that a stationary object is moving caused by seeing a moving object nearby
ex: looks like your car is moving when its the cars nearby actually moving... :0 |
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moon illusion |
illusion that the moon is bigger when near the horizon than when high in the sky |
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visual cliff |
when babies cant see that theyre bout to fall off a cliff |
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parapsychology |
the field that studies ESP and other pranormal phenomena |
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broski broskizzles |