Perception and visual cognition: making sense of the senses 2

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What is the function of the senses?
To detect various form of energy
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What part of the eye does light hit first?
The cornea
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Amplitude of accommodation:
the ability to focus on objects very close or very far away
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What do photoreceptors do?
detect light and turn it into electricity
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Photoreceptors consist of...
Rods and cones
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The duplex theory:
Rods are neural substrate for night vision (scotopic), cones are neural substrate for day vision (photopic)
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Frequency is associated with...
Pitch
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The amplitude of the soundwaves is associated with...
Volume
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Theory of audition:
Frequency is encoded according to position on the basilar membrane
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The olfactory bulb is associated with which sense?
Smell
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What part of the eye does light hit first?

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The cornea

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Amplitude of accommodation:

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What do photoreceptors do?

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Photoreceptors consist of...

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