PSY-2012 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Decibel, Psy, Sclera
29 Nov 2017
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Mcgurk effect: what we see affect what we hear. Sound: mechanical energy delivered to the auditory system that requires. Frequency: number of time wave move from one peak to peak per second ( under 20) Amplitude: is the intensity or the volume of the wave or. As we age, the range of frequency we can hear change. Touch: physical pressure on skin cell that produce neural impulses. The message is transmitted to the spinal cord and brain. Different types of pressure-sensitive receptor cells in skin. The structure in front of the eyeball influence how much light enter our eye, and they focus the incoming light to form an image at the back of the eyes. Pupil: circular hole through which light enter the eyes. Retina: produce image from light to send to the brain. We look for pattern when looking at the world. Motion of the eyes we like to perceive faces. Thatcher illusion: we can only recognize upright faces.
