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12 Cards in this Set
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The process of receiving, translating, and transmitting messages from the outside world to the brain.
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Sensation
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The process of organizing and interpreting information received from the outside world.
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Perception
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What are the 5 principles of the Gestalt Principle of Visual Perception?
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-Figure-Ground (need to see surroundings)
-Continuity (continuous lines) -Proximity (spacing) -Similarity (patterns same or not) -Closure (A 13 C) |
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Things appear to stay the same, but sensations change.
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Perceptual Constancy
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What are the 4 constants in Perceptual Constancy?
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-Brightness (perceived)
-Color -Shape (based on angles) -Size (based on distance) |
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What are the 8 "monocular cues" of depth perception.?
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-Texture Gradient
-Linear -Superposition (placing of objects) -Shadowing -Speed of Movement -Aerial Perspective -Accommodation -Vertical Position |
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What are the 2 "binocular cues" of depth perception?
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-Convergence (2 eyes to see distance)
-Retinal Disparity (2 eyes don't get same view) |
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When someone loses a limb, yet still feels pain/sensation in the limb that isn't there.
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Phantom Limb Phenomenon
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Intentionally manipulated cues as tricks.
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Visual Illusions
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-Has the most direct route to the brain.
-Processed in the Prefrontal Cortex. |
Olfaction (smell)
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Wilson et al. (2007)
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Performed an experiment where he gave older people (80+) a smell identification test, then followed them for 5 years, and found that the lowest 1/4 of them had a 50% higher risk of cognitive impairment.
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A tool for understanding how the brain works.
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Optical Illusions
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