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GRE Psychology: Perception Sensation

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1. The chemical that aids the receptor cells in transduction






2. Comes from the complexity of the sound wave






3. Refers to the entire span that can be perceived or detected by the eye at a given moment.






4. Correctly sensing a stimulus






5. Is the result of regeneration of retinal pigment






6. The physical intensity of light






7. Consists of the bony labyrinth - a hollow cavity in the temporal bone of the skull with a system of passages comprising two main functional parts: The cochlea - dedicated to hearing; converting sound pressure patterns from the outer ear into electroc






8. Is composed of photons and waves measured by brightness and wavelengths






9. The most famous of all visual illusions. Two horizontal lines of equal length appear unequal because of the orientation of the arrow marks at the end. Inward facing arrow marks make the line appear shorter than another line of the same length with ou






10. Consists of the parts you see called the pinna and the auditory canal. Vibrations from sound move down this canal to the middle ear.






11. Found that infants prefer relatively complex and sensational displays






12. Gives us clues about how far away an object is if we know about how big the object should be






13. Or overlap of objects shows which objects are closer






14. Says that the strength of a stimulus must be significantly increased to produce a slight difference in sensation

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15. Has been called the most important depth cue. Our eyes view objects from two slightly different angles - which allows us to create a 3-dimensional figure






16. Proposed the tri-color theory - research shows that the opponent-process theory seems to be at work in the Lateral geniculate body - research shows that the tri-color theory seems to be at work in the Retina






17. Is the tendency to see what is easiest or logical to see






18. Located by the cornea






19. A theory for color vision. It suggests that two types of color sensitive cells exist: Cones that respond to blue-yellow colors and cones that respond to red-green. When one color of the cone is stimulated - the other is inhibited.






20. Failing to detect a present stimulus






21. The tendency to perceive a smooth motion. This explains why motion is perceived when there is none - often by the use of flashing lights or rapidly shown still-fram pictures - such as in the perception of cartoons. This is apparent motion






22. Has monocular and binocular cues






23. Is the way that perceived color brightness changes with the level of illumination in the room. With lower levels of illumination - the extremes of the color spectrum (especially red) are seen as less bright






24. Also known as color - is the dominant wavelength of light






25. The eyes are connected to the cerebral cortex by...






26. Also known as just noticeable difference. The minimum difference that must occur between two stimuli - in order for them to be perceived as having different intensities.






27. Curces are graphical representations of a subject'S sensitivity to a stimulus






28. How movement is perceived though the displacement of objects over time - and how this motion takes place at seemingly different paces for nearby or faraway objects. Ships far away seem to move more slowly than ships moving at the same speed.






29. Refers to how we see texture or fine detail differently from different distances






30. After images are perceived because of fatigued receptors. Because our eyes have a partially oppositional system for seeing colors - such as red-green or black-white - once on side is overstimulated and fatigued - it can no longer respond and is overs






31. The way that a single point of light viewed in darkness will appear to shake or move. the reason for this is the movement of our own eyes






32. Asserts that perception is the sum total of sensory input. The world is understood through bottom-up processing






33. humans best hear at






34. The physical intensity of a sound wave largely determines loudness






35. We see objects because of the light they reflect






36. Proposed the perceptual development and optic array






37. The moon looks larger when we see it on the horizon than when we see it in the sky. This is because the horizon contains visual cues that make the moon seem more distant than the overhead sky.






38. Is gained by features we are familiar with - such as two seemingly parallel lines that converge with distance






39. He tendency to group together items that are near each other






40. Factors into why we see what we expect to see






41. Famous for the theory of color blindness






42. Is the inability to recognize faces






43. Individuals are partly motivated by rewards and costs in detection. The interplay between response bias and stimulus intensity determines responses






44. 1. closure 2. Proximity 3. Continuation or good continuation 4. Symmetry 5. Constancy 6. Minimum principle






45. Where half of all fibers from the optic nerve of each eye cross over and join the optic nerve from the other eye. This insures input from each eye will be put together in a full picture in the brain.






46. The clear protective coating on the outside of the eye






47. Located in the back of the eye - receives light images from the lens. It is composed of about 30 million photoreceptor cells and of other cell layers that process information






48. Asserts that perception and cognition are largely innate






49. Begins with the tympanic membrane (eardrum) which is stretch across the auditory canal. Behind this membrane are the Ossicles (3 small bones) - the last of which is the stapes. Sound vibrations bump against the tympanic membrane - causing the ossicl






50. Along the visual pathway is the...