PERCEPTION
Summer C 2002
Instructor: Scott Husband, M.A.
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OTHER SENSORY WORLDS:
PERCEPTION IN OTHER ANIMALS

* This is basically just an outline to guide you in studying; refer to the figures I have posted and your class notes...

I. Vision
     
A. Single and Compound Lens Eyes

<<< FIGURE: Details of a Compound Eye >>>

     B. Diurnal and Nocturnal Animals
          1.Proportions of Rods and Cones
          2. Tapetums to reflect light
          3. Slit versus Round Pupils

<<< FIGURE: Examples of Different Kinds of Eyes >>>

     C. Frontal and Lateral Eyes

<<< FIGURE: A Pigeon's Eye View >>>

     D. Color Vision
     Monochromats, Dichromats, Trichromats, Tetrachromats and Pentachromats (!)
     E. Contrast Sensitivity Function (CSF)
          e.g., Cats versus Humans

<<< FIGURE: The CSF of Cats & Humans Compared >>>

II. Audition
     A. Auditory Ranges

<<< FIGURE: Auditory Ranges (Frequency X Intensity) for Several Animals >>>

III. "Weird Stuff" or Senses Unlike Anything in Humans
     A. Vibration - Lateral-line organs in fish

<<< FIGURE: Lateral-line Organs in Fish >>>

     B. Infared Radiation (Heat) - Pit organs in snakes
     C. Pheromones and the Vomeronasal Organ
     D. Electric and Magnetic Fields

<<< FIGURE: Electroreception in Some Types of Fish & Sharks >>>