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CMN 140 Exam1, CMN 140 Exam 2, CMN 140 Final 194 Questions with Verified Answers "Hardware" vs "Software" of the brain - CORRECT ANSWER *Hardware:* -Biological organ of communication -Computation is processed in gray matter -> e.g. how info is processed in the brain -Info is transmitted via white matter *Software:* -The brain gives rise to the mind -Some programs are innate (e.g. capacity for language) -Some are learned (e.g. English language) *There is a deep physical conn...

MCAT behavioral sciences just noticeable difference jnd Weber's law Signal detection theory response bias duplexity (duplicity theory of vision) cones rods fovea optic chiasm parallel proc essing

Psychology 101 Chapter 4Sensation - correct answer simple stimulation of a sense organ perception - correct answer the organization, identification, and interpretation of a sensation in order to form a mental representation transduction - correct answer occurs when many sensors in the body convert physical signals from the environment into encoded neural signals sent to the central nervous system psychophysics - correct answer methods that measure the strength of a stimulus and the ...

Hearing Aid Abbreviations AC Air Conduction AGC Automatic Gain Control ALD Assistive Listening Device ANSI ASP AVC BC BTE CFA CL CNS CNT CPS CROS dB American National Standards Institute Automatic Signal Processing Automatic Volume Control Bone Conduction Behind-the-ear hearing instrument Continuous flow Adapter (earmold) Comfortable Level Central Nervous System Can Not Test Cycles Per Second Contralateral Routin...

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CMN 140 Exam 1, CMN 140 Exam 2, CMN 140 Final with Complete Solutions Media at the very beginning? - Answer--Humans have evolved psychological programs for creating media (e.g. cave paintings, oral histories, etc.) Audiences: Physical Exposure - Answer-*Definition:* the things in our midst that we COULD be exposed to -Physical exposure (visual, auditory) is a necessary but not sufficient condition for media exposure *Just b/c we are physically exposed to a message does NOT mean we pr...

Absolute threshold - The minimum stimulus intensity required to activate a sensory receptor 50% of the time. Difference threshold (JND) - The minimum noticeable difference between two sensory stimuli 50% of the time. Weber's law - States that two stimuli must differ by a constant proportion for difference to be perceptible. Spotlight model - Visual attention can shift within the visual field but can only be focused on a single target. Phonological loop - A component o...

Terms in this set (40) Sensation Process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment; Detection of info by senses and transmission of this info to your brain Perception Process of organizing and interpreting sensory info, enabling us to recognise meaningful objects and events; process by which your brain organizes and interprets sensory input; if selectively impaired for faces, this would allow you to recognise people fro...

Psych 10-Lecture 5 Sensation - The physical processing of environmental stimuli by the sense organs. Perception - The psychological process of interpreting sensory information Psychophysics - methods that measure the strength of a stimulus and the observer's sensitivity to that stimulus Gustav Fechner - early German psychologist credited with founding concept of a "threshold" (psychophysics) absolute threshold - the minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50 ...

What are the different types of retailers? 1. Type of merchandise and price (convenience goods, shopping goods, speciality goods) 2. Assortment- breadth and depth 3. Customer service- high level or low level What is breadth and depth? Breadth- number of different products Depth- different variations of a single product What is market segmentation? Process of dividing a market into groups based on a variety of similar characteristics Relation between segmentation, targe...