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What does Webers Law State
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States that at lower intensities small changes between two stimuli can be detected as just noticable difference.
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What is Threshold?
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The minimum amount of stimulus needed to start a neural impulse.
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J.N.D. (Just Noticable Difference)
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The smallest increase or decrease in the intensity of a stimulus that a person is able to detect.
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What are 2 types of color blindness?
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Monochromats-total colorblindness only seeing black and white.
Dichromats-has problems with colors associated with red and green. |
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What is Absolute Threshold?
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The smallest intensity of a stimulus that has to be present for the stimulus to be detected.
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What is a Subliminal Stimulus?
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Has an intensity that gives a person less than a 50% chanced of detecting the stimulus.
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What is sensation?
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Information brought in through the senses.
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What is Perception?
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The process in which we understand sensory information.
The process of organizing and using information that is received through the senses. |
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What is the difference between Sensation and Perception.
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Sensation is the information and Perception is the meaning we give to the information we recieve
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Illusion
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Misperception of reality.
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What is Adaptation?
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Adaptation refers to an individual's ability to adjust to changes and new experiences, and to accept new information.
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Decibel
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This is simply a measure of sound intensity
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What is Loudness?
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Your subjective experience of a sounds intensity.
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