Unit 4 AP Psychology

The stimulation of sense organs.(Weiten Psychology 8e p. 130)

The study of how physical stimuli are translated into psychological experience.(Weiten Psychology 8e p. 130)

The selection, organization, and interpretation of sensory input.(Weiten Psychology 8e p. 130)

The minimum amount of stimulation that an organism can detect for a specific type of sensory input.(Weiten Psychology 8e p. 131)

The smallest difference in the amount of stimulation that a specific sense can detect.(Weiten Psychology 8e p. 131)

A psychophysiological theory proposing that the detection of stimuli involves decision processes as well as sensory processes, which are influenced by a variety of factors besides the physical intensity of a stimulus.(Weiten Psychology 8e p. 131)

The registration of sensory input without conscious awareness.(Weiten Psychology 8e p. 132)

A gradual decline in sensitivity to prolonged stimulation.(Weiten Psychology 8e p. 132)

The transparent eye structure that focuses the light rays falling on the retina.(Weiten Psychology 8e p. 135)

A vision deficiency in which close objects are seen clearly but distant objects appear blurry.(Weiten Psychology 8e p. 137)

A vision deficiency in which distant objects are seen clearly but close objects appear blurry.(Weiten Psychology 8e p. 137)

The opening in the center of the iris that helps regulate the amount of light passing into the rear chamber of the eye.(Weiten Psychology 8e p. 137)

The neural tissue lining the inside back surface of the eye; it absorbs light, processes images, and sends visual information to the brain.(Weiten Psychology 8e p. 137)

A hole in the retina where the optic nerve fibers exit the eye.(Weiten Psychology 8e p. 137)

Specialized visual receptors that play a key role in daylight vision and color vision.(Weiten Psychology 8e p. 138)