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Brain and Behavior scluber
test 2 con'td
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
03/23/2009
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blindsight occurs from damage to _____ of ____ cortex
 Definition
primary visual area of occipital cortex
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blindsight
 Definition
ability to respond with some accuracy to visual inputs while lacking conscious experience of them--do better than chance when guessing whether/where light event occurs
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sensation
 Definition
registration of physical stimuli from environment by sensory organs
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perception
 Definition
the brain's interpretation of sensation, basis for personal version of reality
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