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The minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50 percent of the time. [image] |
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| The sharpness of vision.[image] |
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| The inability to smell.[image] |
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| The sense of hearing.[image] |
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Runs the length of the spiraled cochlea, holds the auditory receptors. [image] |
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| Depth cues, such as retinal disparity and convergence, that depend on the use of two eyes.[image] |
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| The point at which the optic nerve leaves the eye and does not contain receptor cells.[image] |
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| Analysis that begins with the sense receptors and works up to the brain's integration of sensory information.[image] |
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| A coiled, bony, fluid-filled tube in the inner ear through which sound waves trigger nerve impulses.[image] |
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| The ability to attend selectively to only one voice among many.[image] |
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Perceiving familiar objects as having consistent color, even if changing illumination alters the wavelengths reflected by the object. [image] |
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Receptor cells that are concentrated near the center of the retina and that function in daylight or in well-lit conditions. They detect fine detail and give rise to color sensations. [image] |
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[image] A binocular cue for perceiving depth; the extent to which the eyes turn inward when looking at an object. |
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