Psychology & Sociology

Mr. Pankow: Sensation, Perception & Cognition

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The liberal strategy is to always ____. This strategy might result in some false alarms but you will get all hits

The liberal strategy is to always say Yes. This strategy might result in some ____ but you will get all ____

____ begins with the stimulus which influences our perception.

Bottom up processing begins with the ____ which influences our perception.

Bottom up processing uses ____ and is always ____

Bottom up processing is driven by ____

Top-down processing uses ____, which influences perception. It is also driven by ____ rather than data.

Top-down processing uses ____

____ try to explain how we percieve things the way we do.

Gestalt Principles try to explain how we ____

____ states that items similar to one another are grouped together by the brain

____ states that our brains organize and reduce reality to its simplest form possible

____ states that objects that are close together are grouped together.

____ states that lines are seen as following the smoothest path

____ states that objects grouped together are seen as a whole and the mind fills in missing information.

____ states that the mind percieves objects as being symmetrical and forming around a center point

____ states that humans perceive visual elements that move in the same speed and/or direction as parts of a single stimulus

____ states that under some circumstances visual stimuli are categorized according to past experience Give an example

____ states that the context in which stimuli are presented and the processes of perceptual organization contribute to how people perceive…

____ is the thin layer of cells that lines the inside of your eyelids.

Conjunctiva is the ____

____ is a transparent thick sheet of fibrous tissue that primarily bends light in the eye

Cornea is a ____

Light first hits the eye at the ____

Light is initially bent at the ____

____ is a space filled with aqueous humour in the front of the eye

Anterior chamber is a space filled with ____ in the front of the eye

Aqueous humor functions in anterior chamber: ____ ____

____ is the opening in the middle of the iris.

The pupils main function is to ____

____ gives the eye color and is the muscle used to modulate the size of the pupil

The iris' main function is to ____

The iris is a ____

____ bends light so it goes to the back of the eyeball. It focuses light specifically on the fovea.

The Lens bends light so it goes to the back of the eyeball. It focuses light specifically on the ____.

The lens can change shape with the assistance of ____

____ is a combination of the suspensory ligaments and ciliary muscle

____ pulls on suspensory ligaments to change the shape of the lens

____ secretes aqueous humor

____ is the area behind the iris to the back of the lens

The posterior chamber is filled with ____

____ is filled with vitreous humour, which is a jelly-like substance

Vitreous humor has two functions: ____ ____

____ is the inside, back area of the eye filled with photoreceptors .

The retina is the inside, back area of the eye filled with ____.

____ is the special part of the retina rich in cones

The macula is the special part of the retina rich in ____

____ is a special part of the macula that is completely covered in cones

The fovea is a special part of the macula that is completely covered in ____

The fovea is a special part of the ____ that is completely covered in cones

____ detect color and discern high levels of detail

Cones detect ____ and discern ____ levels of detail

____ detect light and discern low levels of detail

Rods detect ____ and discern ____ levels of detail

____ is a black, pigmented network of blood vessels that help nourish the retina.

The choroid is a black, pigmented network of ____ that help nourish the retina.

____ is the white of the eye and made of thick fibrous tissue.

The sclera's main functions include: ____ ____

____ is the electrical activation of one neuron by another neuron

____ is the conscious sensory experience of neural processing

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