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Which term refers to the minimum amount of stimulation needed for a sense organ to detect a stimulus?
Which term refers to the minimum amount of stimulation needed for a sense organ to detect a stimulus?
- Absolute threshold (correct)
- Differential threshold
- Weber's Law
- Just noticeable difference
What is the term for the ability to detect the difference between two stimuli of different intensities?
What is the term for the ability to detect the difference between two stimuli of different intensities?
- Weber's Law
- Just noticeable difference (correct)
- Differential threshold
- Absolute threshold
Which type of processing involves building up to perception from individual pieces?
Which type of processing involves building up to perception from individual pieces?
- Signal detection
- Sensory adaptation
- Top-down processing
- Bottom-up processing (correct)
What term describes the phenomenon of becoming less sensitive to a constant and unchanging sensory stimulus?
What term describes the phenomenon of becoming less sensitive to a constant and unchanging sensory stimulus?
Which part of the eye regulates the amount of light entering the eye?
Which part of the eye regulates the amount of light entering the eye?
What is the term for the ability to process auditory stimuli?
What is the term for the ability to process auditory stimuli?
What is the body's largest organ?
What is the body's largest organ?
What is the term for the conversion of physical stimuli into electrical impulses that can be processed by the brain?
What is the term for the conversion of physical stimuli into electrical impulses that can be processed by the brain?
Which two senses can be categorized as chemical senses?
Which two senses can be categorized as chemical senses?
What are the five basic tastes?
What are the five basic tastes?
How do odorants bind with olfactory receptors?
How do odorants bind with olfactory receptors?
What is the process called when information from one sense influences how we perceive information from another sense?
What is the process called when information from one sense influences how we perceive information from another sense?
Which of the following best describes the process of sensation?
Which of the following best describes the process of sensation?
What is the difference between sensation and perception?
What is the difference between sensation and perception?
What is transduction?
What is transduction?
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