Part 4 Sem 1 Final Review

the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment.

• learning

• sensation

• perception

• behaviorism

the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events.

• sensation

• learning

• perception

• motivation

analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain's integration of sensory information.

• classical conditioning

• perception

• top-down processing

• bottom-up processing

diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation.

• selective attention

• sensory adaptation

• assimilation

• phi phenomenon

the light-sensitive inner surface of the eye, containing the receptor rods and cones plus layers of neurons that begin the process of visual information.

• cornea

• pupil

• iris

• retina

the point at which the optic nerve leaves the eye, creating a "blind" spot because no receptor cells are located there.

• cones

• blind spot

• rods

• optic nerve

retinal receptor cells that are concentrated near the center of the retina and that function in daylight or in well-lit conditions. These cells detect fine detail and give rise to color sensations.

• cones

• rods

• iris

• pupil

retinal receptors that detect black, white and gray necessary for peripheral and twilight vision, when cones don't respond.

• cones

• rods

• iris

• pupil

the light-sensitive inner surface of the eye, containing the receptor rods and cones plus layers of neurons that begin the process of visual information.

• cornea

• pupil

• retina

• iris

a coiled, bony, fluid-filled tube in the inner ear; sound waves traveling through the cochlear fluid trigger nerve impulses.

• auditory nerve

• ear drum

• cochlea

• gilial cell