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Sensation
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Activation of the sense organism by a source of physical energy
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Perception
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Interpretation analysis and intergration of stimuli
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Stimulus
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Something that triggers senses
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Pychophysics
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Study of the physical world and our psychological experience
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Absolute threshhold
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The extent of our senses
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Difference threshold
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Smallest amount of change
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Just noticable diference
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Smallest change u can detect
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Weber's law
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Just noticeable difference proportion of the intensity of an initial stimulus
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Sensory Adaptation
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An adjustment in sensory capacity after prolonged exposure to unchanged stimuli
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Cornea
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Curved transparent protective layer
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Pupil
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Sensitive to light focuses in light
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Iris
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Colored ring of muscle
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Lens
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Bends the light rays so that they can be properly focused on the retina
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Retina
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Light is converted to electrical impulses for the transmission to the brain
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Rods
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Sensitive to light but not color
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