PSU Psych 100 Exam 2 Questions With
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sensation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |process |by |which |our |sensory |receptors |and |nervous |
system |receive |and |represent |stimulus |energies |from |our |environment
perception |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |process |of |organizing |and |interpreting |sensory |
information, |enabling |us |to |recognize |meaningful |objects |and |events
bottom-up |processing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-analysis |that |begins |with |the |sensory |receptors
|and |works |up |to |the |brain's |integration |of |sensory |information
top-down |processing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-information |processing |guided |by |higher |level |
mental |processes, |as |when |we |construct |perceptions |drawing |on |our |experience |and |
expectations
transduction |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-conversion |of |one |form |of |energy |into |another. |In |
sensation, |the |transforming |of |stimulus |energies, |such |as |sights, |sounds, |and |smells, |into |
neural |impulses |our |brain |can |interpret
psychophysics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |study |of |the |relationships |between |the |physical |
characteristics |of |stimuli, |such |as |their |intensity |and |our |psychological |experience |of |them
absolute |threshold |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |minimum |stimulation |needed |to |detect |a |
particular |stimulus |50 |percent |of |the |time
, signal |detection |theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |theory |predicting |how |and |when |we |detect |
the |presence |of |a |faint |stimulus |(signal) |amid |background |stimulation |(noise). |Assumes |there |
is |no |single |absolute |threshold |and |that |detection |depends |partly |on |a |person's |experience, |
expectations, |motivation, |and |alertness.
subliminal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-below |one's |absolute |threshold |for |conscious |awareness
priming |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |activation, |often |unconsciously, |of |certain |associations, |
thus |predisposing |one's |perception, |memory, |or |response
difference |threshold |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |minimum |difference |between |two |stimuli |
required |for |detection |50 |percent |of |the |time.
Weber's |Law |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |principle |that, |to |be |perceived |as |different, |two |
stimuli |must |differ |by |a |given |percentage
sensory |adaptation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-diminished |sensitivity |as |a |consequence |of |
constant |stimulation
perceptual |set |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |mental |predisposition |to |perceive |one |thing |and |not |
the |other
wavelength |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |distance |from |the |peak |of |one |light |or |sound |wave |to
|the |peak |of |the |next. |electromagnetic |wavelengths |vary |from |the |short |blips |of |cosmic |rays |to
|the |long |pulses |of |radio |transmission
hue |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |dimension |of |color |that |is |determined |by |the |wavelength |of |
light; |when |we |know |as |the |color |names
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sensation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |process |by |which |our |sensory |receptors |and |nervous |
system |receive |and |represent |stimulus |energies |from |our |environment
perception |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |process |of |organizing |and |interpreting |sensory |
information, |enabling |us |to |recognize |meaningful |objects |and |events
bottom-up |processing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-analysis |that |begins |with |the |sensory |receptors
|and |works |up |to |the |brain's |integration |of |sensory |information
top-down |processing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-information |processing |guided |by |higher |level |
mental |processes, |as |when |we |construct |perceptions |drawing |on |our |experience |and |
expectations
transduction |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-conversion |of |one |form |of |energy |into |another. |In |
sensation, |the |transforming |of |stimulus |energies, |such |as |sights, |sounds, |and |smells, |into |
neural |impulses |our |brain |can |interpret
psychophysics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |study |of |the |relationships |between |the |physical |
characteristics |of |stimuli, |such |as |their |intensity |and |our |psychological |experience |of |them
absolute |threshold |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |minimum |stimulation |needed |to |detect |a |
particular |stimulus |50 |percent |of |the |time
, signal |detection |theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |theory |predicting |how |and |when |we |detect |
the |presence |of |a |faint |stimulus |(signal) |amid |background |stimulation |(noise). |Assumes |there |
is |no |single |absolute |threshold |and |that |detection |depends |partly |on |a |person's |experience, |
expectations, |motivation, |and |alertness.
subliminal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-below |one's |absolute |threshold |for |conscious |awareness
priming |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |activation, |often |unconsciously, |of |certain |associations, |
thus |predisposing |one's |perception, |memory, |or |response
difference |threshold |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |minimum |difference |between |two |stimuli |
required |for |detection |50 |percent |of |the |time.
Weber's |Law |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |principle |that, |to |be |perceived |as |different, |two |
stimuli |must |differ |by |a |given |percentage
sensory |adaptation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-diminished |sensitivity |as |a |consequence |of |
constant |stimulation
perceptual |set |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |mental |predisposition |to |perceive |one |thing |and |not |
the |other
wavelength |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |distance |from |the |peak |of |one |light |or |sound |wave |to
|the |peak |of |the |next. |electromagnetic |wavelengths |vary |from |the |short |blips |of |cosmic |rays |to
|the |long |pulses |of |radio |transmission
hue |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |dimension |of |color |that |is |determined |by |the |wavelength |of |
light; |when |we |know |as |the |color |names
