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Eye and Ear
Vocabulary for AP Psychology Exam
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Psychology
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04/28/2016

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Term
Prime
Definition
The unconscious activation of certain associations, predisposing one's perception, memory, or response.
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Psychophysics
Definition
Study of relationships between physical characteristics of stimuli, and our psychological experience of them.
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Weber's Law
Definition
To be perceived as different, two stimuli must differ by a constant percentage.
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Signal Detection Theory
Definition
Predicting hwo and when we detect a faint stimulus.
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Hue
Definition
The color we experience.
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Intensity
Definition
Brightness.
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Transduction
Definition
Conversion of one form of energy into another (sights, sounds, and smells, into neural impulses).
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Rods:
Definition
Black, white, and grey.
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Cones
Definition
Color sensations.
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Fovea
Definition
Central focal point where cones cluster.
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Middle Ear
Definition
Consists of the hammer, anvil, and stirrup.
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Cochlea
Definition
Through which sound waves generate nerve impulses.
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Place Theory
Definition
Theory that links the pitch we hear with the place where the cochlea's membrane is stimulated.
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Frequency Theory
Definition
Rate of nerve impulses matches the frequency of a tone, enabling the sensing of pitch.
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Vestibular Sense
Definition
Sense of body movement and position, including the sense of balance.
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Gate-Control Theory
Definition
Theory that the spinal cord can block or send pain messages to the brain.
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Sensory Interaction
Definition
Principle that one sense influences other (smell and taste).
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Phi Phenomenon
Definition
Illusion of movement created when tow or more adjacent lights blink on and off in quick succession.
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