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What is the difference between sensation and perception?

  • Sensation involves neural activity, while perception involves the assembly of signals into meaningful information.
  • Sensation is the detection of physical energy by sense organs, while perception is the brain's interpretation of raw sensory data. (correct)
  • Sensation is the brain's interpretation of raw sensory data, while perception is the detection of physical energy by sense organs.
  • Sensation involves transduction of external stimuli, while perception involves neural activity.

    • What is transduction in the context of sensory systems?

  • Transduction is the interpretation of neural activity by the brain.
  • Transduction is the conversion of external stimuli by sense receptors into neural activity. (correct)
  • Transduction is the process of assembling sensory signals into meaningful information.
  • Transduction is the detection of physical energy by sense organs.

    • Where are proprioceptors located in the body?

  • Semicircular canals
  • Muscles, skin, and joints (correct)
  • Spinal cord and brain stem
  • Limbic areas and frontal cortex

    • How do sensory systems contribute to perception?

    <p>Sensory systems convert physical signals to neural activity, which is then interpreted by the brain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for processing proprioceptive information?

    <p>Somatosensory cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does the brain play in sensation and perception?

    <p>The brain interprets neural activity to make sense of sensory input.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the vestibular system in the body?

    <p>Maintaining balance and spatial orientation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what scenarios does awareness of vestibular system occur?

    <p>When balance is lost or there are dramatic mismatches between visual input and vestibular inputs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the ear is responsible for sound detection and balance?

    <p>Inner ear</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is responsible for processing different tones in different areas of the basilar membrane and auditory cortex?

    <p>Cochlea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What theory explains how different tones are processed in different areas of the basilar membrane?

    <p>Place theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can result in deafness?

    <p>Malfunctions in the ear</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What serves survival purposes such as sampling food before swallowing it?

    <p>Olfaction and gustation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are odors processed in the brain?

    <p>Limbic system and olfactory cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are taste buds on the tongue specifically for?

    <p>Detecting sweet, bitter, sour, salty, and umami tastes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do chemicals bind to on gustatory cells?

    <p>Gustatory cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the somatosensory system encompass?

    <p>Touch, temperature, pain, and injury sensations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do proprioception and vestibular senses provide information about?

    <p>Body position and equilibrium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of information travels more quickly than pain information?

    <p>Touch information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can occur after amputation due to maladaptive changes in the primary sensory cortex?

    <p>Phantom limb sensations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is myopia?

    <p>The inability to see distant objects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is hyperopia?

    <p>The inability to see near objects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the rods and cones responsible for in the retina?

    <p>Rods for vision in dim light and cones for color vision and detail in brighter conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does the optic nerve carry visual information from the retina to?

    <p>To the brain, with most axons going to the thalamus and then the visual cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the brain process motion perception?

    <p>By comparing visual frames of what is to what was</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When were Gestalt principles formulated?

    <p>In the early 20th century</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is depth perception?

    <p>The ability to see spatial relations in three dimensions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these is a monocular depth cue?

    <p>Relative size</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do binocular depth cues allow the brain to judge?

    <p>Depth and position of objects by comparing information from both eyes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do visual illusions demonstrate?

    <p>How perception can deceive us</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What results from the absence or reduced number of certain types of cones?

    <p>Color blindness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Absolute threshold refer to?

    <p>The lowest level of a stimulus that can be detected when no other similar stimuli are present</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Just Noticeable Difference (JND) represent?

    <p>The smallest amount of stimulus change that can be detected</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Signal detection theory explain?

    <p>How stimuli are detected under uncertain conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do Phosphenes represent in terms of sensory experience?

    <p>Vivid sense of light caused by pressure on the eye's receptor cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of cross-modal integration?

    <p>The McGurk effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Top-Down Processing involve?

    <p>Analyzing whole stimuli and then processing smaller parts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does attention play in selective attention?

    <p>It allows individuals to focus on specific stimuli while ignoring others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the visual system involve?

    <p>Perception of light, visible light wavelengths, reflection, and absorption of light by objects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the structure of the eye affect visual perception?

    <p>It affects the way light is focused onto the retina for visual perception</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Gustav Fechner pioneer in 1860?

    <p>Psychophysics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Weber's Law, what affects the amount of change needed to detect a stimulus?

    <p>The strength of the stimulus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is transduction in the context of sensory systems?

    <p>The conversion of external stimuli into neural signals by sense receptors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for processing proprioceptive information?

    <p>Cerebellum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Absolute threshold refer to?

    <p>The minimum level of stimulus intensity needed to detect a stimulus half the time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does attention play in selective attention?

    <p>It filters out irrelevant information and focuses on specific stimuli</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for processing proprioceptive information?

    <p>Somatosensory cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the vestibular system in the body?

    <p>Balance, movement, and spatial orientation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do proprioceptors primarily consist of?

    <p>(Muscles, skin &amp; joints)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When does awareness of vestibular system occur?

    <p>When balance is lost or there are dramatic mismatches between visual input and vestibular inputs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the ear is responsible for funneling sound waves onto the eardrum?

    <p>Outer ear</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is responsible for detecting airborne chemicals by olfactory neurons?

    <p>Olfactory receptors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary responsibility of the cochlea in the ear?

    <p>Sound detection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What serves survival purposes such as sampling food before swallowing it?

    <p>Smell and taste</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can result in deafness?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are taste buds on the tongue, known as papillae, specific to?

    <p>Sweet, bitter, sour, salty, and umami tastes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the somatosensory system's components?

    <p>Touch, temperature, pain, injury, proprioception, and vestibular senses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do phantom limb sensations occur after?

    <p>Maladaptive changes in the primary sensory cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do proprioception and vestibular senses provide information about?

    <p>Body position, equilibrium, and balance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is involved in processing different tones in different areas of the basilar membrane and auditory cortex?

    <p>Inner hair cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Phi phenomenon?

    <p>The perception of continuous motion between separate objects viewed rapidly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the eye contains rods for vision in dim light and cones for color vision and detail in brighter conditions?

    <p>Retina</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do binocular depth cues allow the brain to judge?

    <p>Spatial relations in three dimensions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Ames Room illusion an example of?

    <p>Depth perception illusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What results from the absence or reduced number of certain types of cones?

    <p>(color blindness) inability to distinguish certain colors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are Gestalt principles?

    <p>Rules that govern how we perceive objects as unified figures or forms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does myopia refer to?

    <p>Inability to see near objects due to the focusing of images in front of or behind the retina.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do monocular depth cues provide information about?

    <p>Closeness and farness of objects.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does blindness lead to?

    <p>Heightened sense of touch.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the optic nerve?

    <p>Carries visual information from the retina to the brain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does hyperopia refer to?

    <p>Inability to see distant objects due to the focusing of images in front of or behind the retina.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do visual illusions demonstrate?

    <p>How perception can deceive us.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of how we perceive sensory stimuli based on their physical characteristics?

    <p>Psychophysics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Just Noticeable Difference (JND) represent?

    <p>The smallest amount of stimulus change that can be detected</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the McGurk effect illustrate?

    <p>The integration of visual and auditory information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Top-Down Processing involve?

    <p>Analyzing whole stimuli and then processing smaller parts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does attention play in selective attention?

    <p>Filtering out irrelevant stimuli</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Perceptual constancy allow us to do?

    <p>Perceive stimuli consistently across varied conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Sensation & Perception: Key Concepts

    • Sensory activation is strongest when a stimulus is initially detected, followed by sensory adaptation to conserve energy and attentional resources.
    • Psychophysics, pioneered by Gustav Fechner in 1860, is the study of how we perceive sensory stimuli based on their physical characteristics.
    • Absolute threshold refers to the lowest level of a stimulus that can be detected when no other similar stimuli are present, such as a single candle 48 kilometers away or 50 odorant molecules.
    • Just Noticeable Difference (JND) represents the smallest amount of stimulus change that can be detected, following Weber's Law which states that the stronger the stimulus, the greater change needed to detect.
    • Signal detection theory, introduced by Green & Swets in 1966, explains how stimuli are detected under uncertain conditions, with the signal-to-noise ratio affecting detection.
    • Phosphenes, vivid sense of light caused by pressure on the eye's receptor cells, are examples of cross-modal senses.
    • The McGurk effect illustrates the integration of visual and auditory information, while the rubber-hand illusion demonstrates the interaction between touch and sight to create false experiences.
    • Our brains do not rely solely on current sensory input but also consider past information and engage in parallel processing to attend to multiple senses at once.
    • Top-Down Processing involves analyzing whole stimuli and then processing smaller parts, while Perceptual constancy allows us to perceive stimuli consistently across varied conditions.
    • Attention plays a crucial role in selective attention, as demonstrated by the Cocktail Party Effect and change-blindness.
    • The visual system involves the perception of light, visible light wavelengths, and the reflection and absorption of light by objects.
    • The structure of the eye, including the sclera, iris, pupil, cornea, and lens, affects the way light is focused onto the retina for visual perception.

    Sensation & Perception: Key Concepts

    • Sensory activation is strongest when a stimulus is initially detected, followed by sensory adaptation to conserve energy and attentional resources.
    • Psychophysics, pioneered by Gustav Fechner in 1860, is the study of how we perceive sensory stimuli based on their physical characteristics.
    • Absolute threshold refers to the lowest level of a stimulus that can be detected when no other similar stimuli are present, such as a single candle 48 kilometers away or 50 odorant molecules.
    • Just Noticeable Difference (JND) represents the smallest amount of stimulus change that can be detected, following Weber's Law which states that the stronger the stimulus, the greater change needed to detect.
    • Signal detection theory, introduced by Green & Swets in 1966, explains how stimuli are detected under uncertain conditions, with the signal-to-noise ratio affecting detection.
    • Phosphenes, vivid sense of light caused by pressure on the eye's receptor cells, are examples of cross-modal senses.
    • The McGurk effect illustrates the integration of visual and auditory information, while the rubber-hand illusion demonstrates the interaction between touch and sight to create false experiences.
    • Our brains do not rely solely on current sensory input but also consider past information and engage in parallel processing to attend to multiple senses at once.
    • Top-Down Processing involves analyzing whole stimuli and then processing smaller parts, while Perceptual constancy allows us to perceive stimuli consistently across varied conditions.
    • Attention plays a crucial role in selective attention, as demonstrated by the Cocktail Party Effect and change-blindness.
    • The visual system involves the perception of light, visible light wavelengths, and the reflection and absorption of light by objects.
    • The structure of the eye, including the sclera, iris, pupil, cornea, and lens, affects the way light is focused onto the retina for visual perception.

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