PSY 120 Purdue Exam II Study Guide 2024 with complete solution

PSY 120 Purdue Exam II Study Guide 2024 with complete solution Sensation - answercharacteristics of incoming stimuli Perception - answerprocesses used to create a meaningful interpretation of sensations Transduction - answerexternal messages translated into language we can understand Light - answertransduced in vision; form of electromagnetic signals Anatomy of the Eye (Vision) - answercornea and lens -> pupil -> retina -> receptor cells (rods and cones) -> optical nerve -> brain Depth Perception - answerability to perceive world in three dimensions Optical Illusion - answerexperience of seeming to see something that does not exist Nature/Nurture (vision) - answeryour environment can condition how and what you see Pitch - answerperception of frequency Volume - answerperception of amplitude Place Theory - answerbased on location of active receptor cells Frequency Theory - answerbased on rate of neural impulses 3 Skin Senses - answer1. Touch 2. Temperature 3. Pain Touch - answerpressure- sensitive receptor cells in skin