Sensation and Perception
Across
- 2. The minimum amount of change of sensation we can detect is the ___________ (2 words)
- 5. The region of the brain concerned with hearing
- 8. The coil in the inner ear filled with cells that respond to soundwaves
- 9. The process of converting the energy of our surroundings into neural impulses
- 10. The minimum amount of sensation we can detect is the ___________ (2 words)
- 16. The region of the brain concerned with physical feelings
- 17. The result of a constant stimulus that leads to a decreased sensitivity to it (2 words)
- 19. The region of the brain concerned with taste
- 20. A developmental disorder that can make people have a lower absolute threshold for their senses
Down
- 1. The special cells that respond to sensory input (2 words)
- 3. The sense that keeps track of where your body parts are at all times (2 words)
- 4. The region of the brain concerned with sight
- 6. The nerve cells in the eye that take in light
- 7. The process of using our five senses to explore our surroundings
- 11. The three step process that ends with the brain interpreting the information our five senses take in (2 words)
- 12. The form of processing that starts with the full concept and influences the information pieces you take in (2 words)
- 13. The region of the brain concerned with smell
- 14. The enhancement of other senses if one becomes unavailable (2 words)
- 15. The form of processing that builds a full concept from smaller pieces (2 words)
- 18. What activates our senses in the first place