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13 Cards in this Set
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Senastion |
the activation of the sense organs by a source of physical energy |
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perception |
the sorting out, interpretation, analysis, and integration of stimuli by the sense organs and brain |
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stimulus |
energy that produces a response in a sense organ |
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psychophysics |
the study of the relationship between the physical aspects of stimuli and our psychological experiance of them |
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absolute threshold |
the smallest intensity of a stimulus that must be present for the stimulus to be detected |
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difference threshold |
the smallest level of added or reduced stimulation required to sense that a change in stimulation has occured |
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Webers Law |
a basic law of psychophysics stating that a just noticeable difference is a constant proportion to the intensity of an initial stimulus (rather than a constant ammount) |
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Adaption |
An adjustment in sensory capicity after prolonged exposure to unchanging stimuli |
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Rethink: Do you think it is possible to have sensation without perpection ? is it possible to have perception without sensation? |
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EVALUATE 1.___ is the stimulation of the sense organs; ____ is the sorting out, interpretation ,analysis, and integration of stimuli by the sense organs and brain. |
sensation, perception |
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2. The term absolute threshold refers to the ____ intensity of a stimulus that must be present for the stimulus to be detected. |
smallest |
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3.Weber discovered that for a difference between two stimuli to be perceptible, the stimuli, must differ by at least a ____ proportion |
constant |
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4. After completing a very difficult rock climb in the morning, Carmella found the afternoon climb unexpectedly easy. This case illustrates the phenomenon of ____ |
adaptation |
