Sensation and Perception Flashcards

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Perception

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The psychological process by which we interpret sensory information

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Absolute threshold

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The weakest amount of stimulus that can be sensed

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Sensorineural deafness

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Deafness caused by damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve

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Olfactory nerve

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Transmits odors to the limbic system of the brain

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Closure

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We perceive a complete image even when our senses are missing information

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Monocular cues

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One of two ways we see perspective; needs only one eye to perceive depth

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Perceptual constancy

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Perceiving objects as unchanging even as light and retinal images change

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Sense that tells us about the position and motion of our body and parts.

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Kinesthetic sense

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We want to see smooth continuous patterns (lines and waves), not disrupted ones.

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Continuity

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Deafness caused by damage to inner ear or auditory nerve (2 Words).

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Sensorineural deafness