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What is the main focus of detection threshold?

• Recognizing a stimulus against a background of noise

• Recognizing the departure time of a bus

• Recognizing different types of airplanes

• Recognizing the volume of a loudspeaker

What does signal detection theory abandon the idea of?

• A true absolute threshold for a stimulus

• The importance of noise in detection

• The role of sensory adaptation

• The impact of experience on detection

What is sensory adaptation also known as?

• Neural adaptation

• Sensory overload

• Sensory enhancement

• Neural sensitivity

Which sensory organ adapts the quickest?

• Smell

• Taste

• Vision

• Hearing

What is a sensation?

• A mental process without a stimulus

• A physical reaction to a stimulus

• An impression produced in the brain by a stimulus

• A response from a sensory organ

What does signal detection theory have important applications in?

• Psychology, diagnostics, and telecommunications

• Identifying bombs, quality control, and sensory adaptation

• Telecommunications, identifying bombs, and pain research

• Diagnostics, quality control, and psychology

What does sensory adaptation describe?

• The decrease in response of sensory receptors to continual unchanging stimulations

• The increase in response of sensory receptors to continual unchanging stimulations

• The gradual increase over time in the responsiveness of the sensory system to a constant stimulus

• The constant responsiveness of the sensory system to a changing stimulus

What is an example of sensory adaptation?

• The sensation of a belt around your waist disappearing suddenly

• The sensation of a belt around your waist remaining constant over time

• The sensation of a belt around your waist becoming more noticeable over time

• The sensation of a belt around your waist becoming unnoticeable over time

What is the general characteristic of a sensation?

• It is just an impression produced in the brain by a stimulus

• It is a physical reaction to a stimulus

• It is a mental process without a stimulus

• It is a response from a sensory organ

What does adaptation to a constant stimulus result in for smell?

• Constant stimulation over time

• Decreased sensitivity to the stimulus

• Increased sensitivity to the stimulus

• No stimulation after a period of time