AP Psychology Unit 3 Flashcard

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What is Weber's Law?

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The idea that for us to notice a difference between two stimuli, the two stimuli must differ by a constant percent.

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What is psychophysics?

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The branch of psychology that looks at the relationship between physical stimuli and mental phenomena.

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What is the purpose of binocular cues?

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To perceive relative distance from an object in one's visual field.

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What is top-down processing?

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The process of interpreting information using prior knowledge and past experiences.

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What is the purpose of monocular cues?

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To perceive relative distance from an object in one's visual field.

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What is the difference between sensation and perception?

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Sensation is the process of taking in an outside stimulus through one of the senses, while perception is the interpretation of that sensory information.

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What is the threshold in psychology?

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The minimum amount of stimulation needed to experience a stimulus.

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What are the two types of processing in perception?

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Top-down processing and bottom-up processing.

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What is bottom-up processing?

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The process of interpreting information using only the information from the senses.

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What is the role of the sensory receptors?

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To organize raw data information from the sensory stimuli.

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