Psychology 1000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Far-Sightedness, Psychophysics, Hair Cell

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: aaa

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Give an example of a stimulus type for which the increase in our perception matches the increase in the physical stimulus. Give an example of a stimulus type for which the increase in perception is larger than the physical increase. *** hint: imagine a study where people must say whether they see a light or not; they can only answer yes or no fill in a 2x2 grid with the 4 outcomes. What is subliminal perception: briefly describe the lipton ice experiment. Vision: what are the basic functions of the cornea, pupil, iris, and lens, myopia and hyperopia. Describe the relationship between the shape of the eye and whether light gets focused in front of or behind the retina for myopia and for hyperopia: retinal cells. Which cell has faster photopigment recovery: dark adaptation. Explain why there is a blip in our sensitivity to light as we adapt to the dark: color vision.