PSYA01H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Detection Theory, Visual Cortex, Aqueous Humour
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A neuron that responds directly to physical energy is called a receptor cell. A false alarm in signal detection theory is when a signal is absent and the subject responds yes". The space immediately behind the cornea of the eye is filled with a fluid called the aqueous humour pg 135/136. The key vitamin involved in the transduction of radiant energy is vitamin a. Yellow light stimulates red and green photoreceptors pg 141/142. Downward flexing of the basilar membrane causes the round window to bulge outward pg 148/149. If you only had one ear, you would have great difficulties with respect to locating the source of sounds. Another term for the bumps on the tongue is called the papillae. Our receptors for temperature respond best to changes in temperature. The study of the quantitative relation between physical stimuli and perceptual experience is known as psychophysics pg 131.
