PSY100Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Phi Phenomenon, David H. Hubel, Hermann Von Helmholtz
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Absolute threshold- the minimum amount of stimulation that an organism can detect for a specific type of sensory input (p. 130) Additive colour mixing- works by superimposing lights, putting more light in the mixture than exists in any one light by itself (p. 143) Afterimage- a visual image that persists after a stimulus is removed (p. 144) Basilar membrane- runs the length of the spiralled cochlea, holds the auditory receptors ( p. 158) Binocular depth cues- clues about distance based on the differing views of the two eyes (p. 152) Bottom-up processing- a progression from individual elements to the whole (p. 147) Cochlea- a fluid- filled, coiled tunnel that contains the receptors for hearing (p. 158) Colour-blindness- encompasses a variety of deficiencies in the ability to distinguish among colours (p. 144) Comparators- people, objects, events, and other standards used as a baseline for comparison in making judgements (p. 180)
