PSY100H1 Lecture : chap 4 notes
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Psy 100 - chap 4 sensation and perception subliminal perception the registration of sensory input without conscious awareness. Perception without awareness can take place sensory adaptation. A gradual decline in sensitivity due to prolonged stimulation. Another factor that influences registration of sensory input. An automatic, built-in process that keeps people tuned into the changes rather than the constants in their sensory input. A form of electromagnetic radiation that travels as a wave, moving, naturally enough, at the speed of light. Purity: influences perception of the saturation, or richness, of colors. Eye retina: neural tissue lining the inside back surface of the eye; it absorbs light, processes images, sends visual info to the brain; the axons run from the retina to the brain converge at the optic disk. Optic disk: a hole in the retina where the optic nerve fibres exit the eye; part of an image cant be seen blind spot .