Unit 3: Sensation and Perception

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Across
  1. 3. tells us the hue based on electromagnetic waves
  2. 5. the stream from the occipital lobe to the parietal lobe, how we process where something is in relation to us
  3. 8. transform chemicals in the air into neural impulses to interpret olfaction
  4. 10. process where the lens curves to focus light
  5. 11. tells us the brightness of a color based on electromagnetic waves
  6. 13. what the wavelength tells us in the auditory system
  7. 14. flavor ___________ occurs when a tastebud is overloaded causing the taste to dwindle
  8. 15. illusion where one blends information for speech sounds with auditory and visual information
  9. 16. theory where one’s perception of pitch is due to the pace at which the basilar membrane vibrates
  10. 17. ESP where one believes they know something occurring in a different place
Down
  1. 1. plays a crucial role in detecting vestibular sense and keeping one balanced, based on the way the liquid moves
  2. 2. ___ phenomenon, when images are presented rapidly it appears to move
  3. 4. minimum amount of stimulus that one can detect 50% of the time
  4. 6. gestalt law; one perceives complex images into their simplest forms
  5. 7. taking the aspects of something and putting them together to identify what the sense is
  6. 9. ability to isolate a noise, or conversation, in a noisy environment
  7. 12. objects that are closer to us appear to move faster than those farther away when we are in motion
  8. 18. the vibration of movable bones in the middle ear