Sensation And Perception

Question 1

Perception is

Answer 1

Psychological and part of top down processing

Question 2

Why are sensation and perception similar?

Answer 2

Both are responsible for receiving an interpreting sensory information. When does it through body and then the mind (sensation) and one mind, body (perception).

Question 3

What is transduction and why is it important?

Answer 3

Transduction is important because it converts one form of energy into another.

Question 4

What energy form helps interpret touch and sound?

Answer 4

Mechanical

Question 5

What energy helps us see?

Answer 5

Light energy

Question 6

What energy helps us taste and smell?

Answer 6

Chemical

Question 7

What are the percentages for the just noticeable difference?

Answer 7

Light 8%
Weight 2%
Tone .3%

Question 8

What are some examples of absolute threshold?

Answer 8

Sight- candle light from 17 feet
Taste- one grain of sugar for one gallon
Sound- watch tick from 20 feet

Question 9

What is sensory adaptation?

Answer 9

Getting used to a stimulus

Question 10

What is the quickest sense to adapt and the slowest?

Answer 10

The quickest to smell. The slowest is pain.

Question 11

Why does our sense of sight never fully adapt?

Answer 11

Because our eyes never truly stop moving

Question 12

Sensation is

Answer 12

Biological and part of bottom up processing