Across
- 2. the minimum amount of sensation received. ex: tasting 1 ounce of salt in one gallon of water (2 words)
- 6. the process of organizing and interpreting incoming sensory information
- 8. the light-sensitive surface at the back of the eyeball
- 9. concept of looking at the whole as being greater than the sum of its parts
- 14. depth cue that only requires the use of one eye (2 words)
- 16. this carries sound from the cochlea to the temporal lobe (2 words)
- 17. the clear, curved bulge on the front of the eye that bends light rays to begin focusing them
- 18. major hearing organ, snail snail-shaped and bony in the inner ear
- 20. the process by which sensory systems and the nervous system receive stimuli from the environment
Down
- 1. sensation in charge of helping us taste food
- 3. theory that there are some color combinations we never see such as reddish-green or yellowish-blue (3 words)
- 4. the nerve that carries visual information from the eye to the occipital lobes of the brain (2 words)
- 5. visual receptor cells located in the retina that can detect only black, white and gray
- 7. sense that keeps track of body parts, relative to each other
- 10. a cognitive function that allows a person to direct their attention to a figure rather than its background (2 words)
- 11. diminishing responsiveness of our sensory systems to prolonged stimulation (2 words)
- 12. one's tendency to perceive a complete or whole figure when parts are missing
- 13. when your minds interprets an image that is demonstrably incorrect
- 15. visual receptor cells located in the retina that can detect sharp details and color
- 19. another name for the smelling sensation