Tags & Description
Rods
________- retinal receptors that detect black, white, and gray; necessary for peripheral and twilight vision, when cones don't respond.
Inattentional blindness
________ occurs when you don't see something obvious because your attention was elsewhere.
Sensory interaction
________- the principle that one sense may influence another, as when the smell of food influences its taste.
Cochlear implants
________ are mostly used in children and can allow them to understand oral communication well.
Iris
________- a ring of muscle tissue that forms the colored portion of the eye around the pupil and controls the size of the pupil opening.
Bats
________ use sonar to find food, but humans have no way to create this usage.
Cochlear implant
________- a device for converting sounds into electrical signals and stimulation the auditory nerve through electrodes threaded into the cochlea.
volley principle
The ________ believes that neural cells alternate firing.
Depth perception
________ allows us to estimate an object's distance.
Accommodation
________- the process by which the eye's lens changes shape to focus near or far objects on the retina.
Hue
________- the dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue, green, and so forth.
John Locke
________ argued that through experiences we learn how to perceive the world.
Kinesthesia
________- the system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts.
Wavelength
What is the distance from one wave peak to the next? Answer with a single words or term.
Perception
________- the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognise meaningful objects and events.
Distractions
________ are some of the best ways to forget about the pain.
Odor
________ molecules come in many shapes and sizes, so it takes many different receptors to detect them.
Intensity
________- the amount of energy in a light or sound wave, which we perceive as brightness or loudness, as determined by the wave's amplitude.
Sensory adaptation
________- diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation.
Objects
________ do not vanish from our sight because our eyes are constantly moving.
Pitch
________- a tone's experienced highness or lowness; depends on frequency.
Retinal disparity
What is the difference between two images? Answer with a single words or term.
Different organisms
________ can perceive more or less colors than humans.
Comparison
________ can change and control our perceptions.
Transduction
________- conversion of one form of energy into another.