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Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
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1. Distinguish between sensation and perception and define sense organ, sensory receptor, and stimulus. |
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2. Define transduction. |
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3. Compare and contrast the absolute threshold and the difference threshold. |
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4. Understand sensory adaptation. |
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5. Define psychophysics and understand Weber's law. |
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6. Understand the nature of light. |
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7. Describe how the different parts of the eye work together to produce vision. |
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8. Describe the roles played by the rods and cones in both dark adaptation and light adaptation. |
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9. Compare and contrast the trichromatic theory and the opponent-process theory of color vision, describing the evidence for each. |
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10. Understand the nature of sound. |
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11. Explain how different parts of the ear work together to produce audition (the sense of hearing). |
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12. Describe the roles played by the vestibular organ and the kinesthetic receptors in providing information about orientation and movement. |
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13. List the four different general types of skin receptors and describe the three types of stimuli that can be detected by the skin. |
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14. Explain the gate control theory of pain and describe the role played by endorphins in "runners high," acupuncture, and placebos. |
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15. Define phantom limb pain and identify its possible causes. |
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16. List the basic taste sensations and identify other factors that influence our perception of taste. |
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17. List the seven primary qualities of odors and explain the role of pheromones in regulating behavior. |
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18. Name and describe the five Gestalt principles of perceptual organization. |
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19. Describe the four kinds of perceptual constancy. |
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20. Identify the monocular cues and binocular cues of depth perception. |
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21. Distinguish between the visual illusions and describe how they are produced. |
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22. Identify how individual and cultural factors influence perception. |
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23. (From the Application section) Discuss the relationship among visual perception, illusion, and art. |