Sensation and Perception

Sensation and Perception AP Psych Exam Questions and Complete Solutions sensation - Ans: the process that occurs when special receptors in the sense organs are activated, allowing various forms of outside stimuli to become neural signals in the brain transduction - Ans: the process of converting outside stimuli, such as light, into neural activity synesthesia - Ans: disorder in which the signals from the various sensory organs are processed in the wrong cortical areas, resulting in the ...

Sensation and Perception Exam Questions and Correct Answers Sensation - Ans: The stimulation of sensory receptors and transmission of sensory information to the central nervous system Where are sensory receptors located? - Ans: Eyes, ears, skin, etc Where does stimulation come from? - Ans: Sources of energy, light and sound (automatic processes) Perception - Ans: Process where sensations are organized and interpreted to form inner representations of the world Absolute Threshold (G...

Sensation and Perception Test Questions and Complete Solutions The semicircular canals, located in the inner ear, provide important information about the - Ans: body's posture and head position Brightness is to light as __________ is to sound. - Ans: loudness The gate-control theory attempts to explain how - Ans: the nervous system (spinal cord) blocks or allows pain signals to pass to the brain Dilation and constriction of the pupil are controlled by the - Ans: iris Trying to se...

Psych 101 - Sensation and Perception Exam Questions and Complete Solutions absolute threshold - Correct Ans: the lowest intensity at which a stimulus can be detected correctly 50 percent of the time amplitude - Correct Ans: the vertical size of the sound wave, which gives rise to the perception of loudness and is measured in terms of decibels basilar membrane - Correct Ans: a membrane that runs the length of the cochlea and contains the organ of Corti and its sound receptor hair cells ...

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Intro to Psychology - Sensation and Perception Exam Questions and Complete Solutions Retina is the location of the ____ - Ans: sensory receptors Photoreceptors - Rods - Ans: rod shaped, longer than cones rod receptors are responsible for ____ - Ans: night vision Rod receptors don't let you ______ - Ans: see sharply, no color vision Photoreceptors - Cones - Ans: cone shaped, shorter than rods Cone receptors are responsible for ___ - Ans: daytime vision Cone receptors allow y...

5 Unit 4 Examples Sensation and Perception Cira Exam Questions and Complete Solutions Sensation - Ans: Definition: the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment Example: Sally was walking through her yard with her shoes off and she could feel the grass around her toes and feet. Perception - Ans: Definition: the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objec...

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PSYCH Sensation & Perception (EXAM 1) Questions and Complete Solutions Sensation - Ans: the immediate, basic components of a sense experience (-at the neural level) Perception - Ans: Organization of sensation components into a recognizable form, object, or event Two main processes for what we perceive: - Ans: bottom-up vs. top-down Bottom-up - Ans: • Bottom-up: initiated by the stimulus input - Sensation - Data driven Top-down - Ans: • Top-down: initiated by prior expecta...