SENSATION AND PERCEPTION UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION

●● Sensory receptors
Answer: Sensory nerve endings that respond to stimuli.


●● Perception
Answer: Process by which the brain organizes and interprets sensory
information, transforming it into meaningful objects and events.


●● Bottom-up processing
Answer: Information processing that begins with the sensory receptors
and works up to the brain's integration of sensory information.


●● Top-down processing
Answer: Information processing guided by higher-level mental
processes that draws on one's experiences and expectations.


●● Transduction
Answer: Steps that convert outside energy into a form that your brain
can use, including receiving sensory stimulation, transforming the

, stimulation into neural impulses, and delivering the neural information
to your brain.


●● Absolute threshold
Answer: Minimum stimulus energy needed to detect a particular
stimulus 50 percent of the time.


●● Subliminal
Answer: Below an individual's absolute threshold for conscious
awareness.


●● Subliminal stimulation
Answer: Stimulation that is so weak that people do not consciously
notice them.


●● Priming
Answer: A technique used to activate unconscious associations.


●● Difference threshold
Answer: Minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection
50 percent of the time.


●● Just noticeable difference (jnd)