S&P Key Terms

minimum amount of stimulus energy that must be present for the stimulus to be detected 50% of the time

• Absolute threshold
• Just noticeable difference
• Subliminal perception
• Sensory adaptation

system in which perceptions are built from sensory input

• Perceptual System
• Top-Down Processing

• Bottom-Up Processing

• Sensation

interpretation of sensations is influenced by available knowledge, experiences, and thoughts

• Bottom-Top Processing

• Bottom-Up Processing

• Perception

• Top-Down Processing

failure to notice something that is completely visible because of a lack of attention

• Inattentional blindness
• Optic Nerve

• Pupil

• Rods and Cones

not perceiving stimuli that remain relatively constant over prolonged periods of time

• Perception

• Retina

• Sensory Adaptation

• Binocular Cue

what happens when sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor

• Perception

• Sensation

• Transduction

• Cochlea

way that sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced

• Pupil

• Tranduction

• Sensation

• Perception

cue that relies on the use of both eyes

• Binocular cue
• Monocular cue
• Auditory cue
• Olfactory cue

carries visual information from the retina to the brain

• Optic nerve
• Auditory nerve
• Olfactory nerve
• Vagus nerve

specialized photoreceptor that works best in bright light conditions and detects color

• Cone cells
• Rod cells
• Bipolar cells
• Ganglion cells