psyc 363 - fundamentals of sensation and perception

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Introduction
What is the difference between se...,
What structure is responsible for...,
What is psychophysics
35  cards
Chapter 1 - Scientific Methodology
What is threshold theory,
What is signal detection theory,
What is the black box
25  cards
Chapter 2 - Light and the Eye
Describe light,
What is a wavelength,
What is amplitude
29  cards
Chapter 2 - The Retina
Where does the process of seeing ...,
What happens at the retina,
Why are there no blood vessels in...
35  cards
Chapter 2 - From the Retina to the LGN
What are some basic functions of ...,
What is convergence,
What is spatial summation
29  cards
Chapter 3 - Striate Cortex (Part 1) - Neurobiology of Primary Visual Cortex
What are simple cells,
What is a preferred orientation,
What is spike triggered reverse c...
19  cards
Chapter 3 - Striate Cortex (Part 2) - Psychophysics
What kind of vision holds the key...,
How does biderman say how we reco...,
What did blakemore and campbell a...
25  cards
Chapter 3 - Beyond the Striate Cortex - The Extrastriate Cortex
What is the orientation selectivi...,
What is v2 responsible for,
What is the aperture effect
17  cards
Chapter 3 - Object Recognition
What is the goal of vision,
How do neurons begin to represent...,
How is gestalt psychology related...
22  cards
Chapter 5 - Colour Detection and Recognition
Why do strawberries look red,
What is monochromatic light,
What is heterochromatic light
22  cards
Chapter 5 - Trichromatic Colour Representation
How are humans unique in colour p...,
How many cones must be stimulated...,
In what way can we think about a ...
31  cards
Chapter 6 - Depth Perception
Describe the inverse problem,
What two things do we need to kno...,
What are oculormotor depth cues
36  cards
Chapter 7 - Perceiving Motion
What are the functions of motion ...,
What is motion,
What is apparent motion
29  cards
Chapter 9 - Attention and Awareness
What is attention,
What four mechanisms drive our at...,
What is overattention
37  cards
Chapter 10 - Sound and the Ears
How are sounds created,
What is rarefaction,
What is compression
35  cards
Chapter 11 - Encoding Sounds
What two ways does the auditory s...,
Which is more important temporal ...,
What is psychoacoustics
26  cards
Chapter 11 - The Auditory Brain
Where is the first site of audito...,
What is the first site where audi...,
Describe the contralateral proces...
38  cards
Chapter 12 - Music and Speech Perception
How fast can we understand speech...,
What is the goal of speech percep...,
What are phonetics
32  cards
Chapter 13 - Encoding Touch
Name the types of receptors found...,
Describe mechanoreceptors,
What are mechanoreceptors
31  cards
Chapter 13 - Between Body and Brain
Where do cell bodies of mechanore...,
Describe the spinal cord,
What is the bell megendie law
26  cards
Chapter 14 - The Chemical Senses: Olfaction
What is retronasal olfaction,
What is taste,
What is an odour
25  cards
Chapter 15 - Gustation
What are the four basic tastes,
What are tastants,
What taste has the lowest detecti...
33  cards

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