Midterm 3 Flashcards
1
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Sensation
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Stimulation of sense organs
2
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Perception
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Selection, organization, and interpretation of sensory input
3
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Psychophysics
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Study of how physical stimuli are translated into psychological experience
4
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Gustavo fechner
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Concept ot the threshold
5
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Absolute threshold
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Minimal amount of stimulationthat an organismcon defect 50% of the time
6
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And
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Smallest difference detectable
7
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Weber’s law
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Size of JND is proportional to size of initialstimulus
8
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Signal detection theory
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Detection of sensoryinformation is influenced by sensory processes and decision processes
9
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Perception without awareness
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Subliminal perception
10
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Sensory adaptation
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Decline in sensitivity
11
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Synesthesia
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Condition in which perceptual/cognitive activities trigger special experiences
