Psycho lo gy test ch 3-4
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sensati on d e t e c t i ng s t i mu l i vi a sense organs
percepti on sel ecti ng, organi z i ng, and i nt e rpre t i ng s e ns o ry i nf o rma t i o n
1) l i g h t w a ve s h i t t h e c o rne a , whi ch bri ngs them i nto f ocus
2) l i g h t g o e s t h ro u g h pu pi l , whi ch adj usts i n si z e dependi ng on bri ghtness
3) l e ns t ra ns f o rms l i g h t i nt o a n i ma g e that gets pro j e c t e d u ps i d e
What i s the vi si on process?
d o w n on the reti na
4) re c e pt o r c e l l s i n reti na h e l p s e e i n d i m l i g h t
5) o pt i c ne rve sends ne u ra l i mpu l s e s to brai n
rods hel p you see i n di m l i ghti ng
cones hel p you see col or
opponent process theory of col or vi si on 3 types of c o ne s that s e ns e o ppo s i ng c o l o rs
af teri mages stari ng at a col or and then l ooki ng away causes o ppo ne nt c o l o r t o a ppe a r
1) mo l e c u l e s of a substance t ra ve l t h ro u g h the o l f a c t o ry re c e pt o r
c e l l s at the t o p o f na s a l c a vi t i e s
ol f acti on process
2) the a c t i va t e d c e l l s wave back and f orth and t ra ns mi t me s s a g e s to the
brai n
, Psycho lo gy test ch 3-4
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how do we see constant i mages? the e ye i s c o ns t a nt l y q u i ve ri ng so di f f e re nt c e l l s are i nvol ved
pri mi ti ve uses of smel l to communi cate and navi gate
who has a keener sense of smel l f emal es and younger peopl e
each bump on the tongue has ~200 tastebuds that catch f ood chemi cal s
gustati on process
sti mul us E nergy that produces a response i n a sense organ.
d i mi ni s h e d s e ns i t i vi t y af ter pro l o ng e d e xpo s u re to u nc h a ng i ng
adaptati on
s t i mu l i .
T he t heory that parti cul ar ne rve re c e pt o rs i n t h e s pi na l c o rd l ead to
gate-control theory of pai n
s pe c i f i c a re a s o f t h e b ra i n rel ated to pa i n.
types of ski n senses touch, pressure, temperature, pai n
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sensati on d e t e c t i ng s t i mu l i vi a sense organs
percepti on sel ecti ng, organi z i ng, and i nt e rpre t i ng s e ns o ry i nf o rma t i o n
1) l i g h t w a ve s h i t t h e c o rne a , whi ch bri ngs them i nto f ocus
2) l i g h t g o e s t h ro u g h pu pi l , whi ch adj usts i n si z e dependi ng on bri ghtness
3) l e ns t ra ns f o rms l i g h t i nt o a n i ma g e that gets pro j e c t e d u ps i d e
What i s the vi si on process?
d o w n on the reti na
4) re c e pt o r c e l l s i n reti na h e l p s e e i n d i m l i g h t
5) o pt i c ne rve sends ne u ra l i mpu l s e s to brai n
rods hel p you see i n di m l i ghti ng
cones hel p you see col or
opponent process theory of col or vi si on 3 types of c o ne s that s e ns e o ppo s i ng c o l o rs
af teri mages stari ng at a col or and then l ooki ng away causes o ppo ne nt c o l o r t o a ppe a r
1) mo l e c u l e s of a substance t ra ve l t h ro u g h the o l f a c t o ry re c e pt o r
c e l l s at the t o p o f na s a l c a vi t i e s
ol f acti on process
2) the a c t i va t e d c e l l s wave back and f orth and t ra ns mi t me s s a g e s to the
brai n
, Psycho lo gy test ch 3-4
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/psycho lo gy-test-ch-3-4-
139 0 8 445
how do we see constant i mages? the e ye i s c o ns t a nt l y q u i ve ri ng so di f f e re nt c e l l s are i nvol ved
pri mi ti ve uses of smel l to communi cate and navi gate
who has a keener sense of smel l f emal es and younger peopl e
each bump on the tongue has ~200 tastebuds that catch f ood chemi cal s
gustati on process
sti mul us E nergy that produces a response i n a sense organ.
d i mi ni s h e d s e ns i t i vi t y af ter pro l o ng e d e xpo s u re to u nc h a ng i ng
adaptati on
s t i mu l i .
T he t heory that parti cul ar ne rve re c e pt o rs i n t h e s pi na l c o rd l ead to
gate-control theory of pai n
s pe c i f i c a re a s o f t h e b ra i n rel ated to pa i n.
types of ski n senses touch, pressure, temperature, pai n
