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GRE Psychology: Perception Sensation

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1. Is the tendency to make figures out of symmetrical images






2. Refers to the relationship between the meaningful part of a picture and the background






3. Or overlap of objects shows which objects are closer






4. Asserts that perception and cognition are largely innate






5. Involves both innate/sensory and is partially learned/conceptual






6. All the things a person sees trains them to perceive






7. 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






8. 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






9. 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






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






11. Along the visual pathway is the...






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






13. Is when two horizontal lines of equal length appear unequal because of two vertical lines that slant inward






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






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

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16. The optic nerve is made up of...






17. Has monocular and binocular cues






18. We see objects because of the light they reflect






19. The chemical that aids the receptor cells in transduction






20. After the optic chasm - information travels to the...






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






22. Is the inability to recognize faces






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






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






25. humans best hear at






26. Can be perceived as two different things depending on how you look at them






27. The pace of vibrations or sound waves per second for a particular sound - determines pitch. Frequencies are measured in Hertz






28. The center of the retina; has the greatest visual acuity






29. Is the result of regeneration of retinal pigment






30. Electrical impulses travel down these to the brain - where the information is understood






31. The physical intensity of light






32. Is knowing the color of an object even with tinted glasses on






33. Best at seeing fine details






34. Located by the cornea






35. 1. Reception 2. Sensory Transduction 3. Neural Pathways






36. Comes from the complexity of the sound wave






37. 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






38. Defined the Just Noticeable Difference






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






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






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






44. Is the tendency to create a whole or detailed figure based on our expectations rather than what is seen






45. Are particularly sensitive to dim light and are used for night vision. They are also concentrated along the sides of the retina - making them extremely important for peripheral vision






46. 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.






47. How we organize or experience sensations






48. 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






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






50. Developed the visual cliff to study whether depth perception was innate