PSY 1101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Electromagnetic Radiation, Color Vision, Color Blindness

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Gary Capstick

Document Summary

Sense organs, stimulus energy detection, transduction, transmission to. Packets of energy given off by all things, particularly things that are high in energy (e. g. , the sun) For example, x-rays, ultraviolet radiation, infrared radiation, microwaves, radio waves, light. What we call light is the portion of the spectrum that our eyes can detect. The greater the oscillation, the shorter the wavelength. The wavelength determines whether or not our eyes can detect it. Wavelength of light determines the hue that we will experience. Amplitude of the wavelength determines the brightness of the colour. Transduction is the conversion of one form of energy into another. Cones are concentrated in the centre of the retina ( fovea ) Better ratio of connections to bipolar cells. Rods increase visual sensitivity when in dim light. Axons from the ganglion cells converge and leave the eye on the nose side of the retina. There is a hole in your retina where there are no receptor cells.