AP psychology, unit 4 vocab

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Across
  1. 1. the brain's natural mode of information processing many things at once
  2. 3. the theory that links pitch to the rate auditory signals race up nerves
  3. 5. senses interacting and influencing one another
  4. 8. the process of turning stimuli energies into neural impulses that our brain can interpret
  5. 9. losing sensitivity in response to unchanging stimulus
  6. 12. the tendency to organize stimuli into groups
  7. 15. the process of organizing and representing stimulus information, and allowing us to make connections to objects
  8. 17. the minimum amount of stimulus needed to sense that particular stimulus 50% of the time
  9. 20. in hearing the theory that links pitch with the place where the cochlea is stimulated
  10. 23. the theory predicting how and when we sense a particular stimulus among background noise
  11. 24. the place where no receptor cells are located, creating a___
  12. 26. the ability to adjust changed sensory input.
  13. 27. the part of the sensory nerve that responds to stimuli
  14. 28. the conscious awareness of a particular stimuli
  15. 29. the retina contains 3 types of color receptors that when stimulated in combination can produce color vision
Down
  1. 2. the process where the brain receives and represents stimulus from our environment
  2. 3. the brain's filtering of vision to focus on an object that stands out
  3. 4. a laboratory device used for testing depth perception
  4. 6. our movement sense for sensing the movement of individual body parts
  5. 7. the analysis that works with sensory receptors, and works up to help the brain integrate sensory information
  6. 10. the theory that opposing retinal processes enable color vision
  7. 11. the minimum stimulus difference needed to be just noticeable 50% of the time
  8. 13. the principle to be perceived different, two stimulus must differ by a constant minimum percentage
  9. 14. the theory that there is a neurological gate that can block off or open up to pain
  10. 16. psychokinesis, telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition
  11. 18. the influence of bodily sensations and cognitive preferences.
  12. 19. depth cues that help us sense depth perception
  13. 21. information processing that is guided by higher mental processes and draws off of experiences
  14. 22. a binocular cue for perceiving depth, telling us how close something is
  15. 25. perceiving objects as consistent coloration