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Sensation

perception

Bottom-up
Processing

Top-down
processing

Thresholds

Psychophysics

Absolute
threshold

Signal detection
theory

Subliminal

Priming

Difference
threshold

Weber’s law

Sensory
Adaptation

Transduction

Wavelength

Hue
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Intensity

Pupil

Iris

Lens

Accommodation

Retina

Acuity

Nearsightedness

Farsightedness

Rods

Cones

Optical nerve

Blind spot

Fovea

Feature detectors

Parallel
Processing
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Y-H Trichromatic
theory

Opponent-process
theory

Color constancy

Frequency

Pitch

Middle ear

Cochlea

Inner ear

Place theory

Frequency theory

Conduction
hearing loss

Sensorineural
hearing loss

Cochlear implant

Sensory
compensation

Touch

Biological
influences on Pain
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Psychological
influences on pain

Social-cultural
influences on pain

Gate-control
theory

Pain control

Taste

Sensory
interaction

Smell

Kinesthesis

Vestibular sense
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Sensation Lens Cochlea
perception Accommodation Inner ear
Bottom-up Processing Retina Place theory
Top-down processing Acuity Frequency theory
Thresholds Nearsightedness Conduction hearing loss
Psychophysics Farsightedness Sensorineural hearing loss
Absolute threshold Rods Cochlear implant
Signal detection theory Cones Sensory compensation
Subliminal Optical nerve Touch
Priming Blind spot Biological influences on Pain
Difference threshold Fovea Psychological influences on pain
Weber’s law Feature detectors Social-cultural influences on pain
Sensory Adaptation Parallel Processing Gate-control theory
Transduction Y-H Trichromatic theory Pain control
Wavelength Opponent-process theory Taste
Hue Color constancy Sensory interaction
Intensity Frequency Smell
Pupil Pitch Kinesthesis
Iris Middle ear Vestibular sense

Sensation Lens Cochlea

perception Accommodation Inner ear
Bottom-up Processing Retina Place theory
Top-down processing Acuity Frequency theory
Thresholds Nearsightedness Conduction hearing loss
Psychophysics Farsightedness Sensorineural hearing loss
Absolute threshold Rods Cochlear implant
Signal detection theory Cones Sensory compensation
Subliminal Optical nerve Touch
Priming Blind spot Biological influences on Pain
Difference threshold Fovea Psychological influences on pain
Weber’s law Feature detectors Social-cultural influences on pain
Sensory Adaptation Parallel Processing Gate-control theory
Transduction Y-H Trichromatic theory Pain control
Wavelength Opponent-process theory Taste
Hue Color constancy Sensory interaction
Intensity Frequency Smell
Pupil Pitch Kinesthesis
Iris Middle ear Vestibular sense

Sensation Lens Cochlea

perception Accommodation Inner ear
Bottom-up Processing Retina Place theory
Top-down processing Acuity Frequency theory
Thresholds Nearsightedness Conduction hearing loss
Psychophysics Farsightedness Sensorineural hearing loss
Absolute threshold Rods Cochlear implant
Signal detection theory Cones Sensory compensation
Subliminal Optical nerve Touch
Priming Blind spot Biological influences on Pain
Difference threshold Fovea Psychological influences on pain
Weber’s law Feature detectors Social-cultural influences on pain
Sensory Adaptation Parallel Processing Gate-control theory
Transduction Y-H Trichromatic theory Pain control
Wavelength Opponent-process theory Taste
Hue Color constancy Sensory interaction
Intensity Frequency Smell
Pupil Pitch Kinesthesis
Iris Middle ear Vestibular sense