Sensation & Perception vocabulary review

Sensation & Perception vocabulary review

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Social Studies

10th - 12th Grade

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1.

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Front

The process by which our sensory receptors & nervous system receive & represent stimulus energies from our environment.

Back

sensation

2.

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Front

Sensory Nerve endings that respond to stimuli.

Back

sensory receptors

3.

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Front

The process of organizing & interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects & events.

Back

perception

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Analysis that begins with the sensory receptors & works up to the brain's integration of sensory information.

Back

bottom-up processing

5.

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Front

Information processing guided by higher-level mental processes, as when we construct perceptions drawing on our experience & expectations.

Back

top-down processing

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus.

Back

selective attention

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere.

Back

inattentional blindness

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