Ch. 3 Review: Understanding Sensation and Perception

The amplitude of electromagnetic waves determines the ________ of light. Match the vocabulary word with its corresponding definition. Put the letter that best fits the definition.

The minimum amount of stimulation a person needs to detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time is called the ______________. Match the vocabulary word with its corresponding definition. Put the letter that best fits the definition.

Weber's law is relevant to an understanding of __________. Match the vocabulary word with its corresponding definition. Put the letter that best fits the definition.

The detection and encoding of stimulus energies by the nervous system is called ______________. Match the vocabulary word with its corresponding definition. Put the letter that best fits the definition.

The effect of prior experience and current expectations on perception best illustrates the importance of ________. Match the vocabulary word with its corresponding definition. Put the letter that best fits the definition.

Bottom-up processing involves analysis that begins with the ______________. Match the vocabulary word with its corresponding definition. Put the letter that best fits the definition.

Sensation is to _______ as perception is to _______.

The process by which we select, organize, and interpret sensory information in order to recognize meaningful objects and events is called __________.

Brightness is to light as _______ is to sound.

Optical illusions result from distortion in…

• Transduction

• Sensation

• Perception

• Adaptation