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Decks in this class (12)

Intro to sensation and perception
What is the goal of sensation and...,
Define sensation,
How do we sense things
115  cards
The eye and retina
What is a distal stimulus,
Which cells carry out transduction,
Why is knowledge important in per...
160  cards
Receptive Fields
Which parts of the eye are respon...,
How do the cornea and lens help t...,
Why does visual perception rely o...
91  cards
Visual Cortex
If light falling on a region of t...,
If a spot of light falls outside ...,
Why do receptive fields increase ...
180  cards
Perceiving Form and Perceptual Organisation
True or false the retina is curved,
What are unevenly distributed in ...,
Images perceived by the retina ha...
94  cards
Depth perception
Image from the real world is esse...,
Our perception of the world is a ...,
Generally people are quite accura...
112  cards
Colour vision
Define trichromatic,
Having normal colour vision which...,
True or false of all mammals all ...
154  cards
Motion perception
True or false many animals have v...,
What are the 6 main functions of ...,
How does movement attract our att...
106  cards
Sound, the Ear and Auditory Perception
What are the 3 characteristics of...,
What are the 3 perceptual phenome...,
Match the characteristic of sound...
122  cards
Visual illusions
What are visual illusions,
When what we see does not corresp...,
What do illusions tell us about n...
73  cards
Chemical senses and Multisensory Integration
What are the 2 main chemosenses i...,
Gustation is a scientific word for,
Olfaction is a scientific word for
125  cards
Touch and Pain
The largest sense organ in the bo...,
True or false skin is the smalles...,
On average what is the area m 2 o...
127  cards

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