4.2 Seeing Flashcards

(32 cards)

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electromagnetic energy

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pulses of energy waves that can carry information from place to place

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wavelength

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the distance between one wave peak and the next wave peak

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visible spectrum

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our eyes detect only the range from about 400 to 700 billionths of a meter

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cornea

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a clear covering that protects the eye and begins to focus the incoming light

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pupil

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a small opening in the center of the eye

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iris

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the colored part of the eye that controls the size of the pupil by constricting or dilating in response to light intensity

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lens

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a structure that focuses the incoming light on the retina

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retina

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the layer of tissue at the back of the eye that contains photoreceptor cells

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visual accomodation

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the process of changing the curvature of the lens to keep the light entering the eye focused on the retina

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nearsighted

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if focus is in front of retina

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farsighted

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the focus is behind the retina

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optic nerve

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a collection of millions of ganglion neurons that sends vast amounts of visual information, via the thalamus, to the brain

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Rods

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visual neurons that specialize in detecting black, white, and gray colors

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Cones

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visual neurons that are specialized in detecting fine detail and colors

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15
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fovea

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which is the central point of the retina

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blindspot

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there are no photoreceptor cells at the place where the optic nerve leaves the retina

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feature detector neurons

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specialized neurons, located in the visual cortex, that respond to the strength, angles, shapes, edges, and movements of a visual stimulus

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hue

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  • the shade of a color
  • conveyed by the wavelength of the light that enters the eye (we see shorter wavelengths as more blue and longer wavelengths as more red)
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intensity

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height of the wave (bigger or more intense waves are perceived as brighter)

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Hermann von Helmholtz (1821–1894)

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he theorized that color is perceived because the cones in the retina come in three types

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Young-Helmholtz trichromatic color theory

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what color we see depends on the mix of the signals from the three types of cones

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color blindness

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the inability to detect either green and/or red colors

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opponent-process color theory

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proposes that we analyze sensory information not in terms of three colors but rather in three sets of “ opponent colors‖: red-green, yellow-blue, and whiteblack

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gestalt

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a meaningfully organized whole

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Depth perception
the ability to perceive three-dimensional space and to accurately judge distance
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visual cliff
a mechanism that gives the perception of a dangerous drop-off, in which infants can be safely tested for their perception of depth
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depth cues
messages from our bodies and the external environment that supply us with information about space and distance
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Binocular depth cues
depth cues that are created by retinal image disparity—that is, the space between our eyes, and thus which require the coordination of both eyes
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convergence
the inward turning of our eyes that is required to focus on objects that are less than about 50 feet away from us
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Monocular depth cues
depth cues that help us perceive depth using only one eye
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beta effect refers
the perception of motion that occurs when different images are presented next to each other in succession
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phi phenomenon
we perceive a sensation of motion caused by the appearance and disappearance of objects that are near each other