PSYC 2060U Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Visual Acuity, Color Blindness, Somatosensory System
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Sensory systems what you see is what you get: data reduction system: Any system that selects, analyzes, or condenses information: transducer: A device that converts energy from one system into energy in another: sensory analysis: Separation of sensory information into important elements: perceptual features: Basic elements of a stimulus, such as lines, shapes, edges, or colours: feature detector: A sensory system highly attuned to a specific stimulus pattern: sensory coding: Codes used by the sense organs to transmit information to the brain: sensory localization: The principle that the type of sensation experienced is related to the area of the brain activated: sensation: A sensory impression; also the process of detecting physical energies with the sensory organs: perception: The mental process of organizing sensations into meaningful patterns. Vision catching some rays: visible spectrum: That part of the electromagnetic spectrum to which the eyes are sensitive: hue: Classification of colours into basic categories of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
