Sensation vs Perception

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Rods

responsible for black and white colors

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Cones

responsible for colors (no cones in peripheral vision)

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Monocular Cues

Provide depth information when viewing a scene with one eye

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Interposition

indicates depth by nearer objects in front of an block the objects farther away

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Texture Gradient

as surface gets farther, texture gets finer and smoother

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Manifest Content

Surface storyline, What actually happens in the dream

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Latent Content

Hidden meaning of a dream

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Sensory Adaptation

reduced sensitivity to stimulation that results from repeated presentations of that stimulation

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Pheromones

odor chemicals used by animals to find a potential mate

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Circadian Rhythm

24 hour biological cycles found in humans and other living species, internal chemical units regulate by nature

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Olfactory Bulbs

cilia send electrical signal to bulbs to generate a code to be interpreted by the brain

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Nightmares

Anxiety arousing dreams that lead to awakening, usually from REM

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Night-Terrors

Abrupt awakening from nREM accompanied by feelings of panic, usually happens with children, usually grow out of them

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Narcolepsy

Going directly from WAKEFULNESS into REM

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Insomnia

The inability to fall into REM/The inability to STAY asleep

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REM Rebound

If we were to miss a night's sleep one night, we We hit REM earlier and remain in it for longer the next night

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Gestalt

viewing things as an organized whole, shape, or form

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