Untitled Flashcards Set

Sensation

Transduction

Absolute threshold

Just-noticeable difference

Sensory adaptation

Weber’s law

Sensory interaction

Synesthesia

Retina

Blind spot

Visual nerve

Lens

Accommodation

Nearsightedness

Farsightedness

Photoreceptors

Rods

Cones (blue, green, red)

Trichromatic theory

Opponent-process theory

Afterimages

Ganglion cells

Dichromatism

Monochromatism

Prosopagnosia

Blindsight

Wavelength

Pitch

Amplitude

Loudness

Pitch perception

Place theory

Volley theory

frequency theory

Sound localization

Conduction deafness

Sensorineural deafness

Olfactory system

Thalamus

Pheromones

Gustation

Sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami, oleogustus

Taste receptors

Supertasters

Medium tasters

Nontasters

Warm/cold receptors

Gate control theory

Phantom limb

Vestibular sense

Semicircular canals

Kinesthesis: The body's ability to sense its position and movement in space, allowing for coordination and balance.

Sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami, oleogustus

Visual nerve