Across
- 6. difference in stimuli required to detect a difference between the stimuli
- 10. not perceiving stimuli that remain relatively constant over prolonged periods of time
- 11. colored portion of the eye
- 13. light-detecting cell
- 15. auditory receptor cell of the inner ear
- 20. signal that some type of tissue damage has occurred
- 23. cue that relies on the use of both eyes
- 25. height of a wave
- 26. middle ear ossicle; also known as the stirrup
- 34. three tiny bones in the middle ear consisting of the malleus, incus, and stapes
- 37. cue that requires only one eye
- 38. conversion from sensory stimulus energy to action potential
- 41. carries visual information from the retina to the brain
- 46. eardrum
- 47. cycles per second; measure of frequency
- 48. curved, transparent structure that provides additional focus for light entering the eye
- 49. small indentation in the retina that contains cones
- 51. spinning sensation
- 53. number of waves that pass a given point in a given time period
- 54. descriptive term which refers to a sound’s quality; impacted by the interplay of frequency, amplitude, and timing of sound waves
- 57. electronic device that consists of a microphone, a speech processor, and an electrode array to directly stimulate the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain
- 59. visible part of the ear that protrudes from the head
- 63. light-sensitive lining of the eye
- 64. middle ear ossicle; also known as the hammer
- 65. portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that we can see
- 66. ability to perceive depth
- 67. what happens when sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor
- 68. continuation of a visual sensation after removal of the stimulus
- 69. perception of the body’s movement through space
- 70. system in which perceptions are built from sensory input
- 71. fluid-filled, snail-shaped structure that contains the sensory receptor cells of the auditory system
Down
- 1. change in stimulus detection as a function of current mental state
- 2. failure to transmit neural signals from the cochlea to the brain
- 3. ability to discriminate among different figures and shapes
- 4. slightly different view of the world that each eye receives
- 5. contributes to our ability to maintain balance and body posture
- 7. lowest point of a wave
- 8. specialized photoreceptor that works best in bright light conditions and detects color
- 9. failure to notice something that is completely visible because of a lack of attention
- 12. temperature perception
- 14. things that are close to one another tend to be grouped together
- 16. small opening in the eye through which light passes
- 17. message presented below the threshold of conscious awareness
- 18. thin strip of tissue within the cochlea that contains the hair cells which serve as the sensory receptors for the auditory system
- 19. point where we cannot respond to visual information in that portion of the visual field
- 21. (also, crest) highest point of a wave
- 22. way that sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced
- 24. organizing our perceptions into complete objects rather than as a series of parts
- 27. things that are alike tend to be grouped together
- 28. logarithmic unit of sound intensity
- 29. bulb-like structure at the tip of the frontal lobe, where the olfactory nerves begin
- 30. perception of a sound’s frequency
- 31. transparent covering over the eye
- 32. taste for monosodium glutamate
- 33. failure in the vibration of the eardrum and/or movement of the ossicles
- 35. segmenting our visual world into figure and ground
- 36. field of psychology based on the idea that the whole is different from the sum of its parts
- 39. partial or complete inability to hear
- 40. specialized photoreceptor that works well in low light conditions
- 42. sensory cell for the olfactory system
- 43. educated guess used to interpret sensory information
- 44. all the electromagnetic radiation that occurs in our environment
- 45. pain from damage to neurons of either the peripheral or central nervous system
- 50. interpretation of sensations is influenced by available knowledge, experiences, and thoughts
- 52. deafness from birth
- 55. perceive depth in an image when two parallel lines seem to converge
- 56. minimum amount of stimulus energy that must be present for the stimulus to be detected 50% of the time
- 58. length of a wave from one peak to the next peak
- 60. perception of body position
- 61. chemical message sent by another individual
- 62. grouping of taste receptor cells with hair-like extensions that protrude into the central pore of the taste bud