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- 2. MEMORY: A type of sensory memory for tactile information.
- 8. The sensory receptors responsible for detecting touch and pressure.
- 15. IMAGERY: A memory enhancement technique that involves creating mental images.
- 16. ATTENTION: The process of directing attention to a specific location in space.
- 18. SENSE: The sense that detects gravitational forces and movement.
- 19. EFFECT: A memory distortion where a person incorporates misleading information into their memory.
- 21. ATTENTION: The ability to maintain attention over extended periods.
- 23. A neurotransmitter involved in pleasure, reward, and attention.
- 24. Complete the crossword using the clues provided. All terms relate to psychology concepts in sensation, perception, attention, and memory.
- 25. RECOGNITION: The process of transforming sensory input into meaningful patterns.
- 27. CENTRALIS: The small depression in the retina where visual acuity is highest.
- 28. A neurotransmitter involved in memory formation and learning.
- 30. THEORY: The theory that explains how we perceive pitch based on the rate at which hair cells fire.
- 32. FATE: The perceptual principle that objects that move together are perceived as a group.
- 33. CAPTURE: The phenomenon where attention is automatically captured by a salient stimulus.
- 36. MEMORY: A memory measure where a person identifies previously learned material.
- 37. The sensory system that detects internal bodily sensations.
- 38. The structure in the ear that amplifies sound waves.
- 39. PERCEPTION: The phenomenon where a stimulus that is not consciously perceived influences behavior.
- 40. The phenomenon where similar stimuli are perceived as a unified group.
- 41. SHIFT: The ability to switch attention between different tasks.
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- 1. PERCEPTION: The perception of the relative distance of objects from the observer.
- 3. Student
- 4. The sense that detects chemical stimuli in the environment, including taste and smell.
- 5. ATTENTION: A type of attention that involves focusing on a single task while ignoring distractions.
- 6. MEMORY: A type of memory that involves facts and knowledge about the world.
- 7. MEMORY: A type of memory that involves recalling information without conscious awareness.
- 9. LOBE: The brain region responsible for processing auditory information.
- 10. LOBE: The brain region responsible for processing visual information.
- 11. The brain structure that relays sensory information to the cerebral cortex.
- 12. The process of linking new information to existing knowledge.
- 13. CONSTANCY: The tendency to perceive familiar objects as having consistent shape.
- 14. FAILURE: The inability to recall specific details of a memory while retaining general familiarity.
- 17. EFFECT: The tendency to remember the beginning of a list more accurately.
- 20. The process of maintaining information in memory through repetition.
- 21. MEMORY: A type of memory that holds information for a few seconds to a minute.
- 22. The sensory receptors responsible for detecting light and color.
- 23. PERCEPTION: The ability to perceive and understand visual information from a distance.
- 26. The Perceptual Mind
- 29. The tendency to perceive a complete image even when parts are missing.
- 31. A memory technique where information is organized into meaningful categories.
- 34. CONSTANCY: The tendency to perceive objects as maintaining the same color despite changes in lighting.
- 35. The sense that detects pain.
