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Movement of the hair cells along the basilar membrane. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. About this book reas ap psychology crash course is the first book of its kind for the lastminute studier or any ap student who wants a quick refresher on the course. When the hair cells are bent by the jostled fluid in the cochlea and the ripples in the basilar membrance, the hair cell movement triggers a neural impulse in adjacent nerve cells. As the head moves, the otoliths roll in response to changes in the pull of gravity. Mitosis occurs in all of the following types of cells except. The book begins with a diagnostic test to help you gauge how best to prepare for.
The physical characteristics of sound waves influence the three psychological features of sound. Feb 16, 2010 hi, well im currently planning for my schedule for my junior year of high school, i decided to take some ap classes to earn some college credits. Psychologists study how the brain creates thoughts, feelings, and actions, and how internal and external environments affect them. It is my firm belief that even if youre not taking psychology 101, you should read this book as you begin your college career. Ap psychology self study pomum 9 replies 11 threads new member.
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Functionally, receptors in the retina of the eye differ most from receptors in the cochlea of the ear in the a. The content is wellorganized and written in a clear, concise way. During an action potential, the gated channels for sodium open and, because there is such a difference in concentration, the sodium rushes into the axon. Frequency theorytheory that pitch is determined by the frequency wigh which hair cells in the cochlea fire. The cells at the base of the hair cells convert their motion into electrical signals to be sent up the acoustic nerve to be interpreted by the brain as sound.
Cochlea coiled, fluidfilled tube that contains the basilar membrane, which is lined with hair cells that vibrates to excite nerve fibers. Place theory says that we hear different pitches because specific places in the cochlea are stimulated. Our five senses sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch help us navigate through the world, but how does our brain know what to do. Go to the bookshelf in clever and on the bookshelf you should see our ap psychology text book. In the brain, the thalamus and the auditory cortex, which is in the temporal lobe of the cerebrum, receive auditory information. So, i was looking at other ap classes offer in my school, i saw psychology, which i think might be interesting, however, i never took the. The movement triggers impulses in neurons that connect with the hair cells. With 3 practice tests barrons test prep by allyson j. Print myers psychology for ap vocabulary all 14 units quizlet. Mar 12, 2010 already the bestselling ap psychology author, myers writes his first exclusive ap psych textwatch dave g.
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Themes and variations, 10th edition, is a fusion of the fulllength and briefer versions that preceded it. Transmitted via the bones of the middle ear to the fluidfilled cochlea, these vibrations create movement in tiny hair cells, triggering neural messages to the brain. Often described as a challenging book that is easy to learn from, the book surveys psychology s broad. Conformity experiment people incorrectly reported lengths of lines. Muscles under the hair cells in the ear that send sound transmittion to the brain. Research on how we hear pitch supports both the place theory, which best explains the sensation of highpitched sounds, and frequency theory, which best explains the sensation of.
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