AP psych

7. A tiny bone that passes vibrations from the eardrum to the anvil
13. Conversion of one form of energy into another
14. ability to see objects in three dimensions, including their size and how far away they are from you.
17. a coiled, bony, fluid-filled tube in the inner ear through which sound waves trigger nerve impulses
18. analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain's integration of sensory information
20. one object covers another object giving the perception the object that is partially covered is farther away
21. smallest amount of stimulation needed for a human to notice it 50% of the time
22. theory of color vision that proposes three types of cones: red, blue, and green

1. ability to attend to only one voice among many
2. smallest amount of change in stimulation for a human to notice 50% of the time.
3. failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere
4. failing to notice changes in the environment
5. organization of the visual field into objects that stand out from their surroundings
6. theory that opposing retinal processes (red-green, yellow-blue, white-black) enable color vision.
8. constructs perceptions that draw from our own experiences and expectations
9. organs in the inner ear that connect the semicircular canals and the cochlea and contribute to the body's sense of balance
10. brain routes sensory information through multiple unrelated senses, causing you to experience more than one sense simultaneously.
11. ways for the brain to infer missing parts of a picture when a picture is incomplete
12. A tiny bone that passes vibrations from the hammer to the stirrup
15. mental structures that an individual uses to organize knowledge and guide cognitive processes and behaviour.
16. diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation
19. a mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another