Myers Psychology for AP 2e - Unit 04
Questions And Answers 100% Correct
sensation the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent
stimulus energies from our environment. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 152)
perception the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize
meaningful objects and events. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 152)
bottom-up processing analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain's
integration of sensory information. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 152)
top-down processing information processing guided by higher-level mental processes, as when we
construct perceptions drawing on our experience and expectations. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 152)
selective attention the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus. (Myers
Psychology for AP 2e p. 152)
inattentional blindness failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere.
(Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 154)
, Myers Psychology for AP 2e - Unit 04
Questions And Answers 100% Correct
change blindness failing to notice changes in the environment. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p.
154)
transduction 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.(Myers
Psychology for AP 2e p. 155)
psychophysics the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli, such as
their intensity, and our psychological experience of them. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 155)
absolute threshold the minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50 percent of
the time. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 156)
signal detection theory 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. (Myers
Psychology for AP 2e p. 156)
Questions And Answers 100% Correct
sensation the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent
stimulus energies from our environment. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 152)
perception the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize
meaningful objects and events. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 152)
bottom-up processing analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain's
integration of sensory information. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 152)
top-down processing information processing guided by higher-level mental processes, as when we
construct perceptions drawing on our experience and expectations. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 152)
selective attention the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus. (Myers
Psychology for AP 2e p. 152)
inattentional blindness failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere.
(Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 154)
, Myers Psychology for AP 2e - Unit 04
Questions And Answers 100% Correct
change blindness failing to notice changes in the environment. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p.
154)
transduction 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.(Myers
Psychology for AP 2e p. 155)
psychophysics the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli, such as
their intensity, and our psychological experience of them. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 155)
absolute threshold the minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50 percent of
the time. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 156)
signal detection theory 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. (Myers
Psychology for AP 2e p. 156)
