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Perception

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Covers: Eye structure Brain structure Monocular and Binocular depth cues Gestalt laws and theory Illusions Gregory's theory Schema and Perception Bartlett, Carmichael et al, Palmer studies Experiments and statistics Ethics an Issues Schema and eye witness memory

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Question	Answer
Perception	The way the brain makes sense of the visual image detected by the eyes.
Retina	The light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye which is made up of nerve cells called rods and cones.
Rods	The light-sensitive cells in the retina that respond even in dim light detecting only light not color.
Cones	The light-sensitive cells in the retina that respond only in bright light detecting different colors.
Optic nerve	The bundle of nerve cells that lead out from the retina, at the back of the eye, carrying information from the rods and cones to the back of the brain.
Photo receptors	The light that enters the eye is undetected by these special cells. There are two types of Photo receptors- Rods and Cones

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