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Which term refers to the detection of physical energy by the sensory organs?
Which term refers to the detection of physical energy by the sensory organs?
- Perception
- Illusion
- Sensation (correct)
- Transduction
What is the process by which the nervous system converts an external energy into excitation or inhibition of neurons in the brain?
What is the process by which the nervous system converts an external energy into excitation or inhibition of neurons in the brain?
- Sensation
- Perception
- Illusion
- Transduction (correct)
What is the term for a specialized cell that transduces a specific stimulus?
What is the term for a specialized cell that transduces a specific stimulus?
- Sense receptor (correct)
- Psychophysics
- Sensory adaptation
- Perception
When does sensory adaptation occur?
When does sensory adaptation occur?
What is the study of physical stimuli and their interactions with our sensory systems called?
What is the study of physical stimuli and their interactions with our sensory systems called?
Which term refers to the brain's interpretation of raw sensory information?
Which term refers to the brain's interpretation of raw sensory information?
What happens when perception does not match reality?
What happens when perception does not match reality?
What is the term for the activation of our senses being greatest when we first detect the stimulus?
What is the term for the activation of our senses being greatest when we first detect the stimulus?
What is the term for the detection of physical energy by the sensory organs?
What is the term for the detection of physical energy by the sensory organs?
What is the term for when the brain's interpretation of raw sensory information does not match reality?
What is the term for when the brain's interpretation of raw sensory information does not match reality?
Which of the following is true about the absolute threshold?
Which of the following is true about the absolute threshold?
What is the just noticeable difference (JND)?
What is the just noticeable difference (JND)?
According to Weber's Law, what is the relationship between the just noticeable difference (JND) and stimulus intensity?
According to Weber's Law, what is the relationship between the just noticeable difference (JND) and stimulus intensity?
What does the signal detection theory explain?
What does the signal detection theory explain?
What is cross-modal processing?
What is cross-modal processing?
What is the McGurk effect?
What is the McGurk effect?
What is synesthesia?
What is synesthesia?
What is selective attention?
What is selective attention?
According to the filter theory of attention, how does attention work?
According to the filter theory of attention, how does attention work?
What is the cocktail party effect?
What is the cocktail party effect?
Which of the following is true about the sense of hearing?
Which of the following is true about the sense of hearing?
Which of the following is a type of hearing loss caused by damage to the auditory nerve in the inner ear?
Which of the following is a type of hearing loss caused by damage to the auditory nerve in the inner ear?
What are the chemical senses that are stimulated by chemicals rather than by light or sound waves?
What are the chemical senses that are stimulated by chemicals rather than by light or sound waves?
What are the five basic tastes that we are sensitive to?
What are the five basic tastes that we are sensitive to?
Where are the sense receptors for smell located?
Where are the sense receptors for smell located?
What is the role of the gustatory cortex in the perception of taste?
What is the role of the gustatory cortex in the perception of taste?
What is the term for our sense of touch and pain?
What is the term for our sense of touch and pain?
What is the gate control model of pain?
What is the gate control model of pain?
Which monocular depth cue relies on the perception of objects appearing larger when they are closer to us?
Which monocular depth cue relies on the perception of objects appearing larger when they are closer to us?
Which type of processing involves building up a whole stimulus from its parts?
Which type of processing involves building up a whole stimulus from its parts?
