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is a selective developmental condition often referred to as faceblindness. |
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is the activation of the sense organs by a source of physical energy, and is the interpretation, analysis, and integration of stimuli transmitted by our sense organs to the brain through sensory nerves. |
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Measuring just how loud the audio on a commercial needs to be before you recognize it as being louder than the program you were watching will reveal the . |
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states that a just noticeable difference is in constant proportion to the intensity of an initial stimulus. |
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If you are studying with a CD player on, eventually you may not hear the music as it seems to blend into the background. This is an example of . |
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The lens focuses light by changing its own thickness. This process is called . |
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are thin, cylindrical receptor cells that are highly sensitive to light, while are light-sensitive receptor cells that are responsible for sharp focus and color perception. |
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Certain neurons in the cortex are extraordinarily specialized because they are activated by visual stimuli of a particular shape or pattern. This is a process known as . |
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receive information directly from the rods and cones and communicate that information to the ganglion cells. |
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The range of light wavelengths that humans are sensitive to is called the . |
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The theory of color vision suggests that receptor cells are linked in pairs, working in opposition to each other. |
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Ganglion cells collect and summarize visual information before sending it to the . |
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Sound is the movement of air molecules brought about by a source of . |
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The process by which we identify the direction from which a sound is coming is called . |
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The theory of hearing states that different areas of the basilar membrane respond to different frequencies, whereas the theory of hearing suggests that the basilar membrane vibrates as a whole in response to sound. |
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Some structures of the inner ear are related more to our sense of than to our hearing. |
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The receptor neurons of the nose are called . |
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Besides the four basic stimulus qualities, there is a controversial fifth category that offers as a fundamental taste. |
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The receptor cells for taste are located in the , which are distributed across the tongue and other parts of the mouth and throat. |
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The play a crucial role in survival, making us aware of potential danger to our bodies. |
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The theory suggests that particular nerve receptors in the spinal cord lead to specific areas of the brain related to pain. |
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is a rare condition in which one sensation evokes an additional one. |
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Some of the most basic perceptual processes can be described by a series of principles that focus on ways we organize bits and pieces of information into a meaningful whole. These principles are known as . |
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Even though top-down processing allows us to fill in the gaps in ambiguous and out-of-context stimuli, we would be unable to perceive the meaning of such stimuli without . |
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is a phenomenon in which physical objects are perceived as unvarying and consistent, despite changes in their appearance or in the physical environment. |
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The difference in the images seen by the left eye and the right eye is known as . |
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are physical stimuli that consistently produce errors in perception. |
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The ability to view the world in three dimensions and to perceive distance is a skill known as . |
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Cues that allow us to obtain a sense of depth and distance with just one eye are known as . |
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