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Psych 111 Midterm Reviewer Exam
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
Behaviors - answer✔Built through information obtained from the outside world
senses - answer✔only sources of information about the world and our own body
enriched - answer✔what happens to an experience when different types of sensory inputs are
combined
cooperation of all senses - answer✔needed to build up a behavior
elaborating, recombining and abstracting - answer✔ways of supplementing sensory information
sensation - answer✔any experience dependent upon the stimulation of one or another of the senses to
bridge others
sensation - answer✔information about the world is registered by the senses and transmitted to the
brain
sensation - answer✔includes a physical and physiological stage
sensation - answer✔the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and
represent stimulus energies from our environment
sensation - answer✔how sensory organs detect and respond to stimuli from environment
perception - answer✔sensations are organized into a meaningful pattern and concept
perception - answer✔interpretation of sensation
perception - answer✔the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to
recognize meaningful objects and events
perception - answer✔consists of psychological stage
perception - answer✔arousal to consciousness of sensation
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perception - answer✔how our brain interprets and assesses the information from the environment
around us
reception - answer✔sensory organs receive stimuli and are first to receive information
transduction - answer✔sensory organs convert stimuli into electrical signal or neural impulses
transmission - answer✔neural impulses are sent to the brain via sensory pathways
processing - answer✔brain processes signals which leads to initial detection of sensory information
selection - answer✔brain sorts important sensory information and ignores irrelevant stimuli
selection - answer✔critical as we are bombarded with sensory input
organization - answer✔brain organizes selected information into meaningful patterns
proximity - answer✔grouping of objects close together
similarity - answer✔grouping objects that are alike
continuity - answer✔receiving a continuous line or pattern
closure - answer✔filling in gaps to perceive a complete object
interpretation - answer✔brain assigns meaning to the organized sensory input
interpretation - answer✔influenced by prior knowledge, expectations, emotions and cultural context
parietal lobe - answer✔processes sensory information like touch, temperature and pain
parietal lobe and temporal lobe - answer✔processes taste
occipital lobe - answer✔processes visual information
occipital lobe - answer✔responsible for interpreting input from the eyes
temporal lobe - answer✔involves processing auditory information
temporal lobe - answer✔also processes smell
thalamus - answer✔the brain's sensory control center, located on top of the brainstem
thalamus - answer✔directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies
to the cerebellum and medulla
thalamus - answer✔brain's sensory relay station that directs sensory information to appropriate cortical
areas
cerebral cortex - answer✔contains the four lobes
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cerebral cortex - answer✔contains the centers for sensation
bottom-up processing - answer✔perception based on the physical features of the stimulus
bottom-up processing - answer✔perception is driven by sensory inputs and begins with stimulus
detection
top-down processing - answer✔information processing guided by higher-level mental processes
top-down processing - answer✔perception driven by prior knowledge, expectations or experiences
psychophysics - answer✔study f the effects of physical stimuli on sensory perception and mental states
gustav fechner - answer✔first to study the relationship between strength of a stimulus and person's
ability to detect stimulus
absolute threshold - answer✔the intensity of a stimulus that allows an organism to just barely detect it
terminal threshold - answer✔maximum physical energy which can still be detected by a sense
terminal threshold - answer✔point where sensory stimulus is so strong that the sensory receptors no
longer detect the stimulus
terminal threshold - answer✔sensation is no longer recognized if it goes beyond this
differential threshold / just noticeable difference (JND) - answer✔the minimal change in a stimulus that
can just barely be detected
sensory adaptation or neural adaptation - answer✔reduction in sensitivity to stimulation as the
stimulation persists through time
sensory adaptation or neural adaptation - answer✔phenomenon in which the responsiveness of a
receptor changes with prolonged stimulation
sensory adaptation or neural adaptation - answer✔can be positive or negative and does not necessarily
lead to completely ignoring a stimulus
sensory adaptation or neural adaptation - answer✔increased sensitivity with lack of stimulation
physiological stage of sensation - answer✔begins with the action of the stimulus being taken in through
the body's sensory receptors
cerebral cortex - answer✔where neural impulses enter and where they are interpreted and organized in
the process of perception
modality of a sensation - answer✔categories of a sensation making ; type of a sensation
quality of a sensation - answer✔different experiences within the same modality
11/8/2024 12:08 PM
Psych 111 Midterm Reviewer Exam
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
Behaviors - answer✔Built through information obtained from the outside world
senses - answer✔only sources of information about the world and our own body
enriched - answer✔what happens to an experience when different types of sensory inputs are
combined
cooperation of all senses - answer✔needed to build up a behavior
elaborating, recombining and abstracting - answer✔ways of supplementing sensory information
sensation - answer✔any experience dependent upon the stimulation of one or another of the senses to
bridge others
sensation - answer✔information about the world is registered by the senses and transmitted to the
brain
sensation - answer✔includes a physical and physiological stage
sensation - answer✔the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and
represent stimulus energies from our environment
sensation - answer✔how sensory organs detect and respond to stimuli from environment
perception - answer✔sensations are organized into a meaningful pattern and concept
perception - answer✔interpretation of sensation
perception - answer✔the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to
recognize meaningful objects and events
perception - answer✔consists of psychological stage
perception - answer✔arousal to consciousness of sensation
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perception - answer✔how our brain interprets and assesses the information from the environment
around us
reception - answer✔sensory organs receive stimuli and are first to receive information
transduction - answer✔sensory organs convert stimuli into electrical signal or neural impulses
transmission - answer✔neural impulses are sent to the brain via sensory pathways
processing - answer✔brain processes signals which leads to initial detection of sensory information
selection - answer✔brain sorts important sensory information and ignores irrelevant stimuli
selection - answer✔critical as we are bombarded with sensory input
organization - answer✔brain organizes selected information into meaningful patterns
proximity - answer✔grouping of objects close together
similarity - answer✔grouping objects that are alike
continuity - answer✔receiving a continuous line or pattern
closure - answer✔filling in gaps to perceive a complete object
interpretation - answer✔brain assigns meaning to the organized sensory input
interpretation - answer✔influenced by prior knowledge, expectations, emotions and cultural context
parietal lobe - answer✔processes sensory information like touch, temperature and pain
parietal lobe and temporal lobe - answer✔processes taste
occipital lobe - answer✔processes visual information
occipital lobe - answer✔responsible for interpreting input from the eyes
temporal lobe - answer✔involves processing auditory information
temporal lobe - answer✔also processes smell
thalamus - answer✔the brain's sensory control center, located on top of the brainstem
thalamus - answer✔directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies
to the cerebellum and medulla
thalamus - answer✔brain's sensory relay station that directs sensory information to appropriate cortical
areas
cerebral cortex - answer✔contains the four lobes
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cerebral cortex - answer✔contains the centers for sensation
bottom-up processing - answer✔perception based on the physical features of the stimulus
bottom-up processing - answer✔perception is driven by sensory inputs and begins with stimulus
detection
top-down processing - answer✔information processing guided by higher-level mental processes
top-down processing - answer✔perception driven by prior knowledge, expectations or experiences
psychophysics - answer✔study f the effects of physical stimuli on sensory perception and mental states
gustav fechner - answer✔first to study the relationship between strength of a stimulus and person's
ability to detect stimulus
absolute threshold - answer✔the intensity of a stimulus that allows an organism to just barely detect it
terminal threshold - answer✔maximum physical energy which can still be detected by a sense
terminal threshold - answer✔point where sensory stimulus is so strong that the sensory receptors no
longer detect the stimulus
terminal threshold - answer✔sensation is no longer recognized if it goes beyond this
differential threshold / just noticeable difference (JND) - answer✔the minimal change in a stimulus that
can just barely be detected
sensory adaptation or neural adaptation - answer✔reduction in sensitivity to stimulation as the
stimulation persists through time
sensory adaptation or neural adaptation - answer✔phenomenon in which the responsiveness of a
receptor changes with prolonged stimulation
sensory adaptation or neural adaptation - answer✔can be positive or negative and does not necessarily
lead to completely ignoring a stimulus
sensory adaptation or neural adaptation - answer✔increased sensitivity with lack of stimulation
physiological stage of sensation - answer✔begins with the action of the stimulus being taken in through
the body's sensory receptors
cerebral cortex - answer✔where neural impulses enter and where they are interpreted and organized in
the process of perception
modality of a sensation - answer✔categories of a sensation making ; type of a sensation
quality of a sensation - answer✔different experiences within the same modality
