Sensation and Perception: Application
Name ____ ___________ PSY 102 Class Time _9:00__
Directions: Making concepts personally relevant to an individual helps to learn them. Below are several concepts from your reading. For each concept, A). Give one example
your daily life (example must be unique and not from the book) and B). Explain why your example fits the concept listed (please put in your own words).
1. Absolute Threshold A An example of this would be when I B This example fits the concept because an absolute threshold is the
turn my TV volume up from level 0 until I can hear any sound.
minimum amount of stimulus required to recognize something (Grison,
Heatherton, & Gazzaniga, 2016). In this case, the minimum volume on
my TV that I am able to hear is the absolute threshold.
2. Difference Threshold A An example of this would be whenB This example fits the concept because a difference threshold is the
cereal boxes changed the size of their box to sell less product
barely
at noticeable difference between two things (Grison et al., 2016). In
the same cost. The boxes became thinner at a barely noticeable
this case, the width of the newer cereal box was barely noticeable until I
rate. compared it to a previous one.
3. Sensory Adaptation A This can happen after being in a hotB This example fits the concept because sensory adaptation is when
tub for a long period of time and the water begins to feel cooler.
your senses adapt to whatever is being smelt, felt, or heard (Grison et al.,
In this case, I would typically go swim in the pool and come 2016). In this case, my senses adapted to the hot water, making It feel
back to the hot tub for the water to then feel hot again. cooler even though the temperature of the water did not change.
4. Dark/Light Adaptation A This happens when I walk into a B This example fits the concept because light/dark adaptation is when
dark room from being in a well lit hallway and I have to wait your
a eyes adjust to the intensity of the light in your environment (Grison
minute end let my eyes focus to be able to see more clearly.et al., 2016). In this case, my eyes adapted from taking in a lot of light to
taking in very little to no light.
5. Gate-Control Theory of Pain A This was an example in my B This example fits the concept because the gate control theory of pain
life last week when I ran from one side of the campus to theis when pain can feel more intense or less intense depending on
someone’s
other, ran the stairs in the parking garage twice, and ran back to emotions (Grison et al., 2016). In this case, the pain of my
lungs was less intense because I was feeling good about running and
my dorm. During the run I was okay but after it was really hard
to breathe because of my asthma. pushing myself and telling myself my lungs felt okay. However, after I
ran my lungs hurt a lot because I was focused on how tired I was and
how hard it was getting to breathe.
, 6. Perception A An example of perception in my daily life is B This example fits the concept because perception is based on how
Name ____ ___________ PSY 102 Class Time _9:00__
Directions: Making concepts personally relevant to an individual helps to learn them. Below are several concepts from your reading. For each concept, A). Give one example
your daily life (example must be unique and not from the book) and B). Explain why your example fits the concept listed (please put in your own words).
1. Absolute Threshold A An example of this would be when I B This example fits the concept because an absolute threshold is the
turn my TV volume up from level 0 until I can hear any sound.
minimum amount of stimulus required to recognize something (Grison,
Heatherton, & Gazzaniga, 2016). In this case, the minimum volume on
my TV that I am able to hear is the absolute threshold.
2. Difference Threshold A An example of this would be whenB This example fits the concept because a difference threshold is the
cereal boxes changed the size of their box to sell less product
barely
at noticeable difference between two things (Grison et al., 2016). In
the same cost. The boxes became thinner at a barely noticeable
this case, the width of the newer cereal box was barely noticeable until I
rate. compared it to a previous one.
3. Sensory Adaptation A This can happen after being in a hotB This example fits the concept because sensory adaptation is when
tub for a long period of time and the water begins to feel cooler.
your senses adapt to whatever is being smelt, felt, or heard (Grison et al.,
In this case, I would typically go swim in the pool and come 2016). In this case, my senses adapted to the hot water, making It feel
back to the hot tub for the water to then feel hot again. cooler even though the temperature of the water did not change.
4. Dark/Light Adaptation A This happens when I walk into a B This example fits the concept because light/dark adaptation is when
dark room from being in a well lit hallway and I have to wait your
a eyes adjust to the intensity of the light in your environment (Grison
minute end let my eyes focus to be able to see more clearly.et al., 2016). In this case, my eyes adapted from taking in a lot of light to
taking in very little to no light.
5. Gate-Control Theory of Pain A This was an example in my B This example fits the concept because the gate control theory of pain
life last week when I ran from one side of the campus to theis when pain can feel more intense or less intense depending on
someone’s
other, ran the stairs in the parking garage twice, and ran back to emotions (Grison et al., 2016). In this case, the pain of my
lungs was less intense because I was feeling good about running and
my dorm. During the run I was okay but after it was really hard
to breathe because of my asthma. pushing myself and telling myself my lungs felt okay. However, after I
ran my lungs hurt a lot because I was focused on how tired I was and
how hard it was getting to breathe.
, 6. Perception A An example of perception in my daily life is B This example fits the concept because perception is based on how
