Sensation and Perception for review

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Receptors that are responsible for transferring light into neural impulses.

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Rods & Cones of Retina

Front

Smell is transmitted to the brain via the.....

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Olfactory Nerve

Front

The weakest amount of a stimulus that a person can detect half of the time.

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Absolute threshold

Front

This system controls the balance of the body.

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Vestibular System

Front

When information is converted to neural messages they are called:

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Transduction

Front

The word Gestalt means

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Whole/shape/form

Front

Identify the Gestalt law: Law of Symmetry, Law of Singularity, Law of Similarity

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Law of Similarity

Front

Identify the Law: Law of the Jungle, Law of whole, Law of figure and ground

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Law of figure and ground

Front

If an object reflects purple light and absorbs other colors, what color will that object appear to be in daylight to someone with normal color vision?

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purple

Front

Vibration is crucial to which sense? Options: sight, hearing, smell, taste

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hearing