\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{jhundal} \pdfinfo{ /Title (chapter-4-sensation-and-perception.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (jhundal) /Subject (Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{53A31D} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F4F9F0} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{jhundal} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/25038/cs/17769/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}jhundal \\ \uline{cheatography.com/jhundal} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Published 3rd November, 2018.\\ Updated 3rd November, 2018.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{0.9954 cm} x{3.9816 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sensation and Perception}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{sensation} & stimulation fo sense organs \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{perception} & selection, organization and interpretation of sensory input \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.43873 cm} x{2.53827 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Information Processing in the Retina}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} receptive field of visual light & the retina area that when stimulated affects firing of that cell \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} light in the center of receptive field & increases firing rate \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} light in the outside of receptive field & decreases firing rate \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} lateral antagonism & occurs when neural activity in a cell opposes activity in surrounding cells \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.54287 cm} x{3.43413 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Perceiving Forms, Pattern and Objects}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Feature Analysis & process of detecting specific elements in visual input and assembling them in to a more complex form \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} bottom up & individual to whole \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} top down & whole to elements \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} phi phenomenon & illusion of movement created by presenting visual stimuli in rapid success \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} gestalt principles & how the visual system organizes a scene into discreet forms \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.44333 cm} x{3.53367 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Theories of Hearing}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} place theory & perception pitch corresponds to the vibration of different places along the basilar membrane \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} frequency theory & perception of pitch corresponds to the rate/ frequency at which the entire basilar membrane vibrates \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.79632 cm} x{4.18068 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Taste and Smell}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} cilia & receptive for smell in nose \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.84149 cm} x{3.13551 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Psychophysics}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} psychophysics & study of how physical stimuli are translated into psychological experience \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Signal Detection Theory & the detection of stimuli involves decision proccesses along as sensory processes which are both influenced by a variety of factors besides stimulus intensity \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.39356 cm} x{3.58344 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Vision and the Brain}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} two channels & magnocellular and parvocellular \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.64241 cm} x{3.33459 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Perceiving Depth or Distance}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} binocular depth cues & clues about distance based on the differing views of hte two eyes \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} retinal disparity & refers to the fact that object within 25 feet project to slightly different locations on the right and left retinas so each eye sees a slight different view of the object \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 7) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} convergence & involves sensing the eye converging towards each other as they focus on closer objects \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} monocular depth cues & clues about the distance move across the retina at different rates \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} motion parallax & images at different distances move across the retina at different rates \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} pictorial depth cues & cues about distance that can be given i na flat picture \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.59264 cm} x{3.38436 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Other Senses}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{kinaesthetic} system & monitors the position of the various parts of the body \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} vestibular system & responds to gravity and keeps you informed of 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\begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.89126 cm} x{3.08574 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{viewing the world in color}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} wavelength & hue \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} amplitude & brightness \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} purity & saturation \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} subtractive color mixing & works by removing some wavelngth of light, leaving less light than originally there \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 4) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} additive color mixing & works by superimposing lights, putting more light in the mixture than exists in any one light by itself \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 5) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} trichromatic theory & color vision holds that the human eye has 3 types of receptors with differing sensitivities to different light wavelengths \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 6) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} opponent process theory & color vision holds that colour perception depends on receptors that make antagonistic responses to three pairs of colour \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.59264 cm} x{3.38436 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Hearing}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} wavelength & frequency or hertz \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} amplitude & decibels \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} external ear & vibrations of air \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} middle ear & vibration of movable bones \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} inner ear & waves in a fluid \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} pinna & sound collecting cone \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{3.38436 cm} x{1.59264 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Perceiving Sources of Sound}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} most important for finding source of sound & loudness and timing \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.28942 cm} x{2.68758 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Touch}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} receptive field for touch & when touched neurons fire to the brain alerting it \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} pain has two pathways to the brain & slow and fast \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} gate control theory & incoming pain sensations must pass through a "gate" i nteh spinal cord that can be closed, thus blocking ascending pain signals \tn % Row Count 12 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