Sensation, Perception, and Memory

What is the process called when stimuli are converted into electrical signals?

• Threshold

• Perception

• Sensation

• Transduction

Which threshold refers to the lowest detectable level of a stimulus?

• Absolute threshold

• Difference threshold

• Subliminal threshold

• Sensory threshold

What phenomenon occurs when you become less responsive to a continuous stimulus?

• Sensation

• Habituation

• Perception

• Sensory adaptation

Which type of memory is responsible for retaining information for about 30 seconds?

• Long-term memory

• Short-term memory

• Sensory memory

• Episodic memory

What is the term for the memory of autobiographical events?

• Flashbulb memory

• Procedural memory

• Episodic memory

• Semantic memory

Which type of amnesia involves the inability to form new memories?

• Retrograde amnesia

• Anterograde amnesia

• Childhood amnesia

• Dissociative amnesia

What is the name of the brain structure essential for consolidating short-term memories into long-term ones?

• Hippocampus

• Cerebellum

• Basal ganglia

• Amygdala

Which type of memory is not related to personal experiences?

• Episodic memory

• Semantic memory

• Implicit memory

• Explicit memory

What is the phenomenon called when stimuli are detected below the awareness threshold?

• Difference threshold

• Subliminal perception

• Absolute threshold

• Sensory adaptation

Which type of dementia is the most common?

• Lewy body dementia

• Vascular dementia

• Huntington's disease

• Alzheimer's disease