AP Psychology -- Perception & Cognition

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Three steps that are basic to all sensory systems include the ________ of information to the brain.

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receiving, transforming, and delivering

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The process of receiving and representing stimulus energies by the nervous system is called

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sensation.

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The minimum amount of stimulation a person needs to detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time is called the

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absolute threshold.

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Sensory adaptation refers to

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diminished sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus.

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The tendency to perceive a moving light in the night sky as belonging to an airplane rather than a weather balloon best illustrates the impact of

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perceptual set.

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The pupil is the

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adjustable opening in the center of the eye through which light enters.

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Accommodation refers to the

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process by which the lens changes shape to focus images on the retina.

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Retinal disparity is an important cue for

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perceiving distance.

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This lobe receives and processes visual information and then sends it to other parts of the brain for further processing and storage.

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Occipital Lobe

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The process where stimuli is converted into a neural signal, then sent to the brain:

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transduction