Sensation Flashcards
1
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Sensation
A
physical response to stimulation
2
Q
Stimulus
A
any outside factor that arouses a sense organ
3
Q
Receptor Cell
A
neurons specialized for each sense
4
Q
Detection
A
body noticing the stimulus
5
Q
Discrimination
A
distinguishing differences
6
Q
Noise
A
any background stimulation
7
Q
Absolute Threshold
A
minimum stimulus needed to detect stimulus
8
Q
Difference Threshold
A
how different until differentiable?
9
Q
Weber’s Law
A
difference threshold = ratio
10
Q
Signal Detection Theory
A
miss vs. false alarm vs. hit vs. correct rejection
11
Q
Distal Stimulus
A
actual wavelength
12
Q
Proximal Stimulus
A
signal the brain can use; transduced from distal stimulus
13
Q
Sensory Adaptation
A
get used to stimulation
14
Q
Habituation
A
brain gets used to it
15
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Sensory Restriction vs. Deprivation
A
restrict stimulus vs. deprive stimulus (torture)
