perception test 2

Question 1

sensation

Answer 1

the process of detecting stimuli

Question 2

perception

Answer 2

interpreting the stimuli that sensation detects

Question 3

difference threshold

Answer 3

minimum difference in stimuli that one can detect

Question 4

absolute threshold

Answer 4

minimum intensity of a stimulus that one can detect

Question 5

sensory adaptation

Answer 5

a reduction in sensitivity to a stimulus after a constant exposure to it

Question 6

top-down processing

Answer 6

perception based on prior experiences and knowledge

Question 7

bottom-up processing

Answer 7

perception based on the detection of outside stimuli and the production of meaning from that perceived stimuli

Question 8

the pain circuit

Answer 8

sensory receptors detect stimuli, send an impulse to the spinal chord, and passes the message to the brain which interprets the signal as pain

Question 9

gate control theory

Answer 9

the theory that the spinal cord contains a neurological gate that either blocks pain signals or allows them to pass on to the brain