● In the muller-lyer illusion, lines appear to be different lengths although they are identical
○ Arrow at the ends of lines may make the line on the right appear longer, although
the lines are the same lengths
● The amplitude of height of a wave is measured from the peak to the trough. The
wavelength is measured from peak to peak
○ Waves of differing wavelengths/short frequencies. At the top of the figure, the red
wave has a long wavelength/short frequency. Moving from top to bottom, the
wavelengths decrease and frequencies increase.
● Light that is visible to humans makes up only a small portion of the electromagnetic
spectrum.
○ Different wavelengths of light are associated with our perception of different
colors
● Two types of photoreceptors: Rods and Cones
● The optic chiasm at the front of the brain and the pathways to occipital lobe at the back
of the brain, where visual sensations are processed into meaningful perceptions.
● We perceive depth in two-dimensional figures like this one through the use of monocular
cues like linear perspective.
● The ear is divided into outer(pinna and tympanic membrane), middle (the three ossicles:
malleus, incus, and stapes), and inner (cochlea and basilar membrane) divisions
● Locating sounds involves the use of both monaural and binaural cues
● Enc=environmental factors that can lead to conductive hearing loss include regular
exposure to loud music or construction equipment.
● Taste buds are composed of a number of individuals taste receptors cells that transmit
information to nerves
● Olfactory receptors are the hair-like parts that extend from the olfactory bulb into the
mucous membrane of the nasal cavity.
● There are many types of sensory receptors located in the skin, each attuned to specific
touch-related stimuli.
○ Merkel’s disk
○ Ruffini corpuscle
○ Meissner’s corpuscle
○ Pacinian corpuscle
● The major sensory organs of the vestibular system are located next to the cochlea in the
inner ear. These include the utricle, saccule, and the three semicircular canals.
○ Arrow at the ends of lines may make the line on the right appear longer, although
the lines are the same lengths
● The amplitude of height of a wave is measured from the peak to the trough. The
wavelength is measured from peak to peak
○ Waves of differing wavelengths/short frequencies. At the top of the figure, the red
wave has a long wavelength/short frequency. Moving from top to bottom, the
wavelengths decrease and frequencies increase.
● Light that is visible to humans makes up only a small portion of the electromagnetic
spectrum.
○ Different wavelengths of light are associated with our perception of different
colors
● Two types of photoreceptors: Rods and Cones
● The optic chiasm at the front of the brain and the pathways to occipital lobe at the back
of the brain, where visual sensations are processed into meaningful perceptions.
● We perceive depth in two-dimensional figures like this one through the use of monocular
cues like linear perspective.
● The ear is divided into outer(pinna and tympanic membrane), middle (the three ossicles:
malleus, incus, and stapes), and inner (cochlea and basilar membrane) divisions
● Locating sounds involves the use of both monaural and binaural cues
● Enc=environmental factors that can lead to conductive hearing loss include regular
exposure to loud music or construction equipment.
● Taste buds are composed of a number of individuals taste receptors cells that transmit
information to nerves
● Olfactory receptors are the hair-like parts that extend from the olfactory bulb into the
mucous membrane of the nasal cavity.
● There are many types of sensory receptors located in the skin, each attuned to specific
touch-related stimuli.
○ Merkel’s disk
○ Ruffini corpuscle
○ Meissner’s corpuscle
○ Pacinian corpuscle
● The major sensory organs of the vestibular system are located next to the cochlea in the
inner ear. These include the utricle, saccule, and the three semicircular canals.
