PSYC 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Subtractive Color, Prosopagnosia, Color Blindness

• School: UBC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 101
• Professor: Janel Fergusson

Document Summary

Define sensation and perception, and explain the difference between them. Light hitting retina, sound waves hitting ear, etc. Describe how perception is influenced by other forces. Describe the mcgurk effect and synesthesia, and what they tell us about perception. Study of how physical stimuli are translated into psychological experience. Define absolute threshold and how researchers define it when conducting experiments. Stimulus intensity at which the stimulus is detected 50% of the time. Define just noticeable difference and describe weber"s law. Smallest difference in the amount of stimulation that a specific sense can detect. The size of the jnd is a constant proportion to the size of the initial stimulus. Detection of stimuli involves decision and sensory processes. Gradual decline in sensitivity due to prolonged stimulation. Ciliary body: releases a transparent liquid called the aqueous humor within the eye. Iris: controls light levels inside the eye.