Chapter 5

Question 1

Sensory receptors

Answer 1

specialized neurons that respond to specific types of stimuli.

Question 2

Sensation

Answer 2

occurs when sensory receptors detect sensory stimuli.

Question 3

Absolute threshold

Answer 3

minimum amount of stimulus energy that must be present for
the stimulus to be detected 50% of the time

Question 4

Just noticeable difference (JND)

Answer 4

the minimum difference in stimuli required to
detect a change or a difference between stimuli