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The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
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Thresholds
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The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
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Adaption
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
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Perception
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The five human sense:
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Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
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Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
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White Light
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The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
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Cornea
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A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
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Iris
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the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
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lens
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the opening in the eye
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pupil
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The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
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Thresholds
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The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
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Adaption
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
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Perception
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The five human sense:
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Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
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Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
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White Light
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The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
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Cornea
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A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
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Iris
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the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
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lens
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the opening in the eye
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pupil
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The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
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Thresholds
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The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
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Thresholds
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The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
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Thresholds
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The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
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Thresholds
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The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
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Thresholds
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The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
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Adaption
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The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
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Adaption
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The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
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Thresholds
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The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
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Adaption
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The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
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Adaption
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The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
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Adaption
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
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Adaption
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
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Perception
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
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Perception
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The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
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Perception
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
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Perception
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The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
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Perception
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The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
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Perception
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The five human sense:
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Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
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The five human sense:
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Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
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The five human sense:
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Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
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The five human sense:
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Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
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The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
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Thresholds
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The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
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Thresholds
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The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
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Thresholds
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The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
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Thresholds
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The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
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Thresholds
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The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
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Thresholds
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The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
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Adaption
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Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
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White Light
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Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
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White Light
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The five human sense:
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Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
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The five human sense:
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Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
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Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
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White Light
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Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
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White Light
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The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
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Thresholds
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The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
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Cornea
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
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Cornea
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Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
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White Light
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The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
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Adaption
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The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
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Adaption
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Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
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White Light
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The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
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Cornea
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The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
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Thresholds
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The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
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Thresholds
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The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
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Thresholds
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The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
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Thresholds
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The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
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Thresholds
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The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
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Cornea
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The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
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Adaption
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The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
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Adaption
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The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
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Adaption
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
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Adaption
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The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
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Cornea
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
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Perception
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A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
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Iris
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A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
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Iris
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The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
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Cornea
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A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
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Iris
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
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Adaption
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The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
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Adaption
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The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
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Adaption
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A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
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Iris
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The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
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Adaption
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The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
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Adaption
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A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
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Iris
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The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
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Perception
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The five human sense:
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Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
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the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
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lens
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
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Perception
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The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
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Perception
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the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
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lens
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the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
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lens
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
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Perception
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A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
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Iris
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The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
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Perception
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
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lens
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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the opening in the eye
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pupil
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The five human sense:
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Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
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the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
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lens
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the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
|
lens
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the opening in the eye
|
pupil
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The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
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Perception
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Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
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White Light
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the opening in the eye
|
pupil
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The five human sense:
|
Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
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The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
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Perception
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The five human sense:
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Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
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The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
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Perception
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The five human sense:
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Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
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Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
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White Light
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Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
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White Light
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The five human sense:
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Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
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the opening in the eye
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pupil
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The five human sense:
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Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
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The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
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Perception
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the opening in the eye
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pupil
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The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
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Perception
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The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
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Perception
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the opening in the eye
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pupil
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The five human sense:
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Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
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The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
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Cornea
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The five human sense:
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Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
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Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
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White Light
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Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
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White Light
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The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
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Cornea
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The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
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Cornea
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A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
|
Iris
|
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The five human sense:
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Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
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The five human sense:
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Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
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Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
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White Light
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Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
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White Light
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Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
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White Light
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The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
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Cornea
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Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
|
White Light
|
|
The five human sense:
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Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
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A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
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Iris
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The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
|
Cornea
|
|
The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
|
Cornea
|
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A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
|
Iris
|
|
The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
|
Cornea
|
|
Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
|
White Light
|
|
The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
|
Cornea
|
|
Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
|
White Light
|
|
the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
|
lens
|
|
A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
|
Iris
|
|
The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
|
Cornea
|
|
the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
|
lens
|
|
A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
|
Iris
|
|
The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
|
Cornea
|
|
The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
|
Thresholds
|
|
The level of sensory stimulation necessary for sensation to occur
|
Thresholds
|
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A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
|
Iris
|
|
A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
|
Iris
|
|
the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
|
lens
|
|
A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
|
Iris
|
|
Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
|
White Light
|
|
A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
|
Iris
|
|
The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
|
Adaption
|
|
A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
|
Iris
|
|
the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
|
lens
|
|
the opening in the eye
|
pupil
|
|
The gradual loss of attention to unneeded or unwanted sensory information
|
Adaption
|
|
the opening in the eye
|
pupil
|
|
The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
|
Cornea
|
|
the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
|
lens
|
|
the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
|
lens
|
|
the opening in the eye
|
pupil
|
|
the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
|
lens
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The process of receiving information from the environment
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Sensation
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A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
|
Iris
|
|
the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
|
lens
|
|
the opening in the eye
|
pupil
|
|
the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
|
lens
|
|
the opening in the eye
|
pupil
|
|
The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
|
Cornea
|
|
the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
|
lens
|
|
The process of receiving information from the environment
|
Sensation
|
|
A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
|
Iris
|
|
The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
|
Perception
|
|
the opening in the eye
|
pupil
|
|
the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
|
lens
|
|
The process of assembling and organizing sensory information to make it meaningful
|
Perception
|
|
the opening in the eye
|
pupil
|
|
the opening in the eye
|
pupil
|
|
the opening in the eye
|
pupil
|
|
the opening in the eye
|
pupil
|
|
The five human sense:
|
Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
|
the opening in the eye
|
pupil
|
|
The five human sense:
|
Vision
Hearing Touch Smell Taste |
|
the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
|
lens
|
|
Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
|
White Light
|
|
The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
|
Cornea
|
|
the opening in the eye
|
pupil
|
|
Light as it originates from the sun before it is broken into different frequencies
|
White Light
|
|
A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
|
Iris
|
|
The clear outer covering of the eye, behind which is fluid
|
Cornea
|
|
the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
|
lens
|
|
A colored circular muscle that opens and closes, forming larger and smaller circles to control the amount of light getting into the eye
|
Iris
|
|
the opening in the eye
|
pupil
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|
the part of the eye that focuses an image on the retina
|
lens
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the opening in the eye
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pupil
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the back of the eye which contains millions of receptors for light
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Retina
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The portion of the retina trough which the optic nerve exits and where there are no receptors for light waves
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blind spot
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a visual receptor that is most sensitive to the violet-purple wave-lengths; and is very sensitive for night vision; "sees" only black and white
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Rods
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The visual receptors that respond during daylight, "sees" color
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Cones
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the image that remains after stimulation of the retina had ended. Cones not used fire to bring the virtual system back in balance
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Afterimages
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stimulation presented below the level of consciousness
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Subliminal Perception
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the sense of hearing
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Audition
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how high or low a sound is
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pitch
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the complexity of a sound
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timbre
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how loud a sound is
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intensity
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a measure of how loud a sound is (its intensity)
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decibels
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