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Sensation ___________________________________
The process by which the senses detect sensory stimuli
and transmit them to the brain

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Sensation ___________________________________
The process by which the senses detect sensory stimuli
and transmit them to the brain

Perception ___________________________________
The process by which sensory information is actively
organized and interpreted by the brain
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Head
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Face on Mars ___________________________________

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Transduction ___________________________________
The conversion of one energy form to another

Sensory Neural
Stimulus Impulse ___________________________________
Receptor cells
Specialized cells that respond to a specific physical
stimulus, and are responsible for transduction ___________________________________

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Sensory Adaptation ___________________________________

 The diminished sensitivity to prolonged stimulation

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Sensory Adaptation ___________________________________

 The diminished sensitivity to prolonged stimulation
 Adaptation of one stimulus can affect the perception of
another
 Allows us to shift our attention to what is important
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cold warm

Hot
Luke-
warm
Cold ___________________________________

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Sensory Deprivation ___________________________________

 The absence of normal external stimulation for extended
periods of time

 Expectations play a role in how one deals with sensory

deprivation
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Light

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Visual Pathway ___________________________________

Optic  Thalamus  Visual
Light  Photoreceptors  Bipolar  Ganglion  Cortex
(rods/cones) cells cells Nerve

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Blind Spot ___________________________________

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Differences between rods and cones ___________________________________

Rods Cones
Shape cylindrical Short, fat, tapered at one
end
Prevalence 90-95% of photoreceptors 5-10%
Location Toward periphery Toward the center ___________________________________
Perception of detail Weak Strong
Sensitivity to color No Yes
Response to dim light Strong Weak
Dark Adaptation:
Eye’s increasing ability to see in dim light.
Fovea:
Area near center of retina that ___________________________________
Due to pupil dilation and recombination contains only cones and is
of rhodopsin in the rods responsible for most detailed vision

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