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03 Psychology and Your Life Text Book - Chapter 3
Sensation and Perception
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Psychology
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01/28/2014

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The interpretation and analysis of stimuli carried out by the sense organs and the brain.

 

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1) Perception - pg. 86
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A passing source of physical energy that produces a response in a sense organ.

 

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2) Stimulus - pg. 86
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An adjustment in sensory capacity after prolonged exposure to unchanging stimuli.

 

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3) Adaptation - pg. 89
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Neurons in the cortex that are activated only by visual stimuli of a particular shape or pattern.

 

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4) Feature detection - pg. 95
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The human sense of smell.

 

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5) Olfaction - pg. 102
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The sense of taste.

 

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6) Gustation - pg. 103
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Receptors in the brain that are activated during an injury, allowing us to experience pain.

 

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7) "Gate-control" theory of pain - pg. 107
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Basic perceptual processes that allow us to organize information into meaningful wholes.

 

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8) Gestalts - pg. 111
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The ability to view things in three dimensions and perceive distance.

 

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9) Depth perception - pg. 114
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Physical stimuli that consistently produces errors in perception.

 

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10) Visual illusions - pg. pg. 116
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