Blankish 8.2 Reading Guide
Blankish 8.2 Reading Guide
Blankish 8.2 Reading Guide
Directions: Read the lesson and complete the outline below. Refer to your textbook to fill in the blanks.
I. Vision
A. The __________________
cones in the retina enable(s) us to see color and the __________________
rods enable(s) us
to see in low levels of light.
B. Neuronal impulses reach the brain from the eye through the __________________.
optic nerve
C. Colors are comprised of light rays of different __________________.
waves
D. Retinal disparity is essential to the sense of __________________.
depth perception
nearsightedness
E. Imperfectly shaped eyeballs are the cause of __________________, or difficulty focusing on things at a
distance, andfarsightedness
__________________, or difficulty focusing on things that are close.
F. The most common color deficiency is the inability to distinguish among shades in the colors
__________________.
red and green
G. A common cause of blindness due to aging is __________________,
cataracts in which the cones in the retina
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gradually deteriorate.
II. Hearing
C. __________________
Conduction deafness occurs when something hinders the transmission of sound;
__________________ deafness occurs when the cochlea, hair cells, or auditory neurons have been
Sensorineural
damaged.
Understanding Psychology 1
NAME ___________________________________________________ DATE _____________________ CLASS ______________
A. __________________
Somesthesis refers to the group of senses that includes balance, touch, and body position.
semicircular canals
B. Sense of balance is regulated by the movement of fluid inside the three __________________ located in the
ear’s vestibular system.
Directions: Summarize the main ideas of this lesson by answering the question below.
What structures in the sense organs convert stimuli into chemical-electrical messages and send them
to the brain?
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