retinal bipolar cell

any of various neurons in the inner nuclear layer of the retina that receive input from the photoreceptors (retinal rods and retinal cones) and transmit signals to retinal ganglion cells and amacrine cells. Rods and cones are served by different populations of retinal bipolar cells, called rod bipolars and cone bipolars, respectively.

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November 18th 2024

self-standards model

a version of cognitive dissonance theory stating that the effects of inconsistent behavioral outcomes will differ depending on whether they are assessed against a personal standard or a normative standard. This theory is an attempt to explain the differing effects of self-esteem on cognitive dissonance that have been documented in the literature and to integrate aspects of the new-look theory, self-consistency perspective, and self-affirmation theory. [proposed by U.S. psychologists Jeff Stone and Joel Cooper (1943– )]