Sensation and Sensory Systems
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What is the process that detects the stimulus from one's body or from the environment?

  • Cognition
  • Sensation (correct)
  • Perception
  • Consciousness
  • Which of the following is an example of sensation?

  • Forming a melody
  • Organizing sensations into meaningful patterns
  • Detecting patterns and shapes
  • Hearing sounds (correct)
  • What is the process that organizes sensations into meaningful patterns?

  • Sensation
  • Perception (correct)
  • Cognition
  • Consciousness
  • What does perception do to sensory input?

    <p>Modifies sensory input into experiences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a sensory process?

    <p>Seeing colors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the starting point of sensations?

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

    What is the term used to describe the inability to recognize human faces?

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

    In the case study, the patient suffering from prospagnosia could recognize people by which of the following?

    <p>Sound of their voices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the minimum point of intensity at which a sound can be detected?

    <p>Absolute threshold</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the absolute threshold defined by psychologists?

    <p>The minimum level of stimulation that can be detected 50 percent of the time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What psychological factor affects the absolute threshold?

    <p>Response bias</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which law of sensory threshold refers to the minimum amount of stimulation a person can detect?

    <p>Law of absolute threshold</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the inability to recognize familiar objects or phenomena?

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

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