Psychology Quiz part 1

Explain the difference between sensation and perception._____the process of taking information from the world, transforming it into neutral impulses, and transmitting these signals to the brain, where they are processed to produce experiences of vision, hearing,smell,Tate,touch, and so on._____ is the process that makes sense of this sensory data, transforming sensory stimuli into____of the world.

Define the following basic terms in sensation: absolute and difference thresholds, signal detection theory, and stimulus adaption. An_______ is the smallest amount of a stimulus that a person can sense. A________, or just-noticeable difference(jnd), is the minimal difference in magnitude of energy needed for people to detect a difference between two stimuli. Signal_________ for factors that enable us to recognize that a signal is present.Stimulus_______is the process by which our sensory systems become less sensitive over time to constant or unchanging stimuli.

Specialized cells in the sense organs, which are geared to detect stimuli in the external environment, are called _________

the smallest amount of stimulation that a person can reliably detect is called a(n)________

Jill notices a humming sound made by an air conditioner when she first enters a room, but within a few minutes she is no longer aware of the sound. What sensory process does this illustrate______

Light enters the eye through the______ and passes through the _____ and then the ______, which focuses the image on the retina. Light then stimulates photoreceptor cells, called_______ and cones, which covert light energy into neutral impulses carried first through_____ and then ganglion cells that terminate in the _____