Sensation & Perception

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the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment

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sensation

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The act of becoming aware through the senses

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perception

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the weakest amount of a stimulus that a person can detect half the time

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absolute threshold

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the smallest detectable difference between two stimuli

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difference threshold

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the process of combining the images received from the two eyes into a single, fused image

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Binocular Fusion

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carries impulses from the inner ear to the brain, resulting in the perception of sound

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auditory nerve

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carries smell impulses from the nose to the brain

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olfactory nerve

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the sense of movement and body position

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kinesthesis

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early perspective in psychology focusing on perception and sensation, particularly the perception of patterns and whole figures

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Gestalt Psychology

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What term describes the hidden or concealed messages that may influence your thoughts and behaviors, like this sudden craving for popcorn?

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Subliminal Messages