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Finals: Sensation Flashcards

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What is sensation

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Activation of sense organs

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It is the transmission of sensory info to CNS

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Sensation

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Process of conversion of stimulus to sensory impulses

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Transduction

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Sensation needs

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Stimulus and Sensory Receptors

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It reacts to physical stimulus

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Sensory Receptors

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Types of Sensory Receptors and differentiate each

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Exteroceptors - receive sensory info from outside the body
Interoceptors - receive sensory info from inside the body
Proprioceptors - receives unconscious info

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Types of Exteroceptors

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By contact
Taste
Touch

By distance
Sight
Smell
Hearing

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Detect internal body sensation

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Interoceptors

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Respond to pain from internal organs

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Visceral receptors

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Stomach pain, skin inflammation, blood pressure are under what

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Interoceptors

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Detect body position in space and movement

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Proprioceptors

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Classifications of Proprioceptors

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Muscles
Tendons
Joints

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Two proprioceptors

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Kinesthetic Sensation

Vestibular Sensation

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Interoceptor

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Organic Sensation

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VISUAL SENSATION
Stimulus
Sense Organ
Receptor
Sense of
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Light waves
Eye
Retina, Rods, Cones
Sense of Sight

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AUDITORY SENSATION
Stimulus
Sense Organ
Receptor
Sense of
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Sound Waves
Ear
Basilar Membrane
Sense of Hearing

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OLFACTORY SENSATION
Stimulus
Sense Organ
Receptor
Sense of
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Volatile Substance
Nose
Olfactory Bulb
Sense of Smell

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GUSTATORY SENSATION
Stimulus
Sense Organ
Receptor
Sense of
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Soluble Substance
Tongue
Tastebud
Sense of Taste

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CUTANEOUS SENSATION
Stimulus
Sense Organ
Receptor
Sense of
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External Contact
Skin
Free-nerve endings
Sense of Touch

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KINESTHETIC SENSATION
Stimulus
Sense Organ
Receptor
Sense of
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Body Movement
Muscle, Tendons
Nerve Fibers in MTJ
Sense of Active Movement

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VESTIBULAR SENSATION
Stimulus
Sense Organ
Receptor
Sense of
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Gravitational Forces
Inner Ear
Hair Cells of SemiCircular Canals
Sense of Passive Movement

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ORGANIC SENSATION
Sense Organ
Receptor
Sense of

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Sensory Fibers of Organs
Visceral Receptor
Sense of Internal Bodily Movement

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Weakest level of stimulus

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Absolute Threshold

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Absolute Threshold: Vision

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Candle flame, 30 miles

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Absolute Threshold: Hearing
Tick of clock, 20 ft
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Absolute Threshold: Smell
One drop of Perfume, 6-room apartment
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Absolute Threshold: Touch
Bee's wing on cheek, 1 cm
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Absolute Threshold: Taste
1 teaspoon of sugar, 2 gallons of water
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Electromagnetic Spectrum
``` Radiowaves Microwaves Infrared Radiation Visible Light Ultraviolet Xrays Gamma Rays ```
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Active progress where sensation is organized and interpreted
Perception
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How brains make sense of the info
Perception
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Reaction to stimulus
Perception
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A process by which we organize or make sense of the sensory impressions caused by the light that strikes our eyes
Visual Perception
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The tendency to integrate perceptual elements into meaningful patterns
Perceptual Organization
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A type of perceptual grouping which is a vital necessity for recognizing objects through vision.
Figure-Ground Perception
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“Identifying a figure from the background"
Figure-Ground Perception
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The perceptual tendency to group together objects that are near to one another
Proximity
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The perceptual tendency to group together objects that are similar in appearance
Similarity
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Wearing formal in casual dinner, you're out of place
Similarity
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The tendency to perceive a series of points or lines as having unity
Continuity
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To expect what would happen next; presence of expectation
Continuity
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See the sky dark, it will rain
Continuity
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The tendency to perceive a complete or whole figure even when there are gaps in the sensory input
Closure
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Every beginning must have an ending
Closure
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You imagine what will close the subject
Closure
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The tendency to perceive elements that move together as belonging together
Common Fate
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Observing others and following it; following a line to cr
Common Fate
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The use of contextual information or knowledge of a pattern in order to organize parts of the pattern
Top–down processing
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Ex: will teach chef with what's in book
Top–down processing
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The organization of the parts of a pattern to recognize or form an image of the pattern they compose
Bottom-up Processing
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Ex: learning from book
Bottom-Up processing
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based on change of position relative to other objects
Perception of Motion
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- used to create an illusion of depth - Also called pictorial cues - cues can be perceived by one eye
Monocular Cues
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- also help us perceive depth | - cues that involve both eyes
Binocular Cues
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-the tendency to perceive an object as the same size even though the size of its image on your retina varies as a function of its distance
Size Constancy
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is the tendency to perceive objects as retaining their color even though lighting conditions may alter their appearance.
Color Constancy
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-the tendency to perceive an object as being just as bright even though lighting conditions changes its intensity
Brightness Constancy
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-is the tendency to perceive objects as maintaining their shape, even if we look at them from different angles
Shape Constancy

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