Sensation and Perception

Question 1

Sensation

Answer 1

sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimuli from our environment

Question 2

Perception

Answer 2

brain organizes and interprets sensory information, making meaning from sensations

Question 3

The Senses

Answer 3

Receive sensory stimulation, transform sensory stimulation into neural impulses, and deliver neural information to the brain.

Question 4

Top-down processing

Answer 4

deliberate and intentional

Question 5

Bottom-up processing

Question 6

Transduction

Answer 6

conversion of one form of energy to another

Question 7

Absolute Threshold

Answer 7

minimum stimulus energy needed to detect a particular stimulus

Question 8

difference threshold or Just Noticeable Difference (JND)

Answer 8

Minimum difference that a person can detect between any two stimuli

Question 9

Weber’s Law

Answer 9

the JND is relative to the initial strength of the stimulus

Question 10

Subliminal Stimulus

Answer 10

below the absolute threshold (too fleeting to enable
(Sublimiinal persuation msy produce a fleeting and sbtile enut not pwerful or enduring effect on behavior

Question 11

Sensory Adaption

Answer 11

Diminished sensitivity due to constant stimulation
(not noticing the sound of a fan until it turns off)

Question 12

Perceptual Set

Answer 12

Mental predisposition to perceive something over another

Question 13

Schemas

Answer 13

• The mental way we group information.
• Organize and interpret unfamiliar information through experience.

Question 14

Context Effects

Answer 14

The influence of environmental factors on one’s PERCEPTION of a stimulus ( top-down )