Psychology Adventure Crossword Puzzle: Quiz #3

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Across
  1. 6. A theory stating that each cone cell contains three classes of color receptors (red, blue and green).
  2. 7. The transparent body lying behind the iris and pupil.
  3. 8. What does the saying "The whole is greater than the sum of the parts" relate to?
  4. 10. The transparent covering of the eye.
  5. 11. The minimum magnitude of a stimulus that can be reliably discriminated.
  6. 12. The visual pigment (purple) found in the membrane discs of the distal segments of rods.
  7. 13. The minimum amount a stimulus must change in order for the change in sensation to be detected 50% of the time.
  8. 15. A small area in the retina of the eye packed with cones. The most sensitive part of the retina for detail vision and color vision in the daylight.
  9. 17. A theory of color perception that postulated two types of color-sensitive units that respond in opposite ways to the two colors of an opponent pair.
  10. 19. The amount of stimulation necessary to result in a "just noticeable difference". It is a constant fraction of the stimulus intensity (variable = k).
Down
  1. 1. The bending of light rays as they pass from one medium to another.
  2. 2. Reduced sensitivity to stimulation that results from repeated presentations of that stimulus.
  3. 3. The minimal difference in stimulus magnitude necessary to tell two stimuli apart.
  4. 4. A law describing the relationship between psychological and physical events. [s=k(logI)]
  5. 5. A retinal photoreceptor responsible for color vision.
  6. 9. The cognitive of revising existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understings so that new information can be incorporated.
  7. 14. The outer white covering of the eye.
  8. 16. A photoreceptor responsible for vision under dimply lit conditions.
  9. 18. Called "the blind spot" because there are no receptors in this part of the retina.