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Sensation and Perception

Authored by Kayla Harrington

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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Sensation and Perception
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is stimulus?

the aspect of or change in the environment to which an organism responds is called a stimulus.

occurs when a receptor is activated

organization of sensory information into meaningful experiences

Process by which becoming less sensitive to unchanging stimuli

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is sensation?

A change in environment which causes an organism to respond

the organization of sensory information into meaningful experiences

what occurs when a stimulus activates a receptor

becoming less sensitive to unchanging stimuli. 

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is perception?

the organization of sensory information into meaningful experiences

what occurs when a stimulus activates a receptor

Change in environment that causes an organism to respond

Becoming less sensitive to unchanging stimuli. 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is sensory Adaptation?

An organisms response to a change in environment

what occurs when a stimulus activates a receptor

the organization of sensory information into meaningful experiences

Becoming less sensitive to unchanging stimuli. 

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is a stimulus measured?

With a test similar to an EEG

It can be measured in size, duration, intensity or wavelength

It can be measured by observation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A sensation may be combined with other sensations and your past experience to yield a perception.

True

False

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the study of sensory experiences?

Oneirology

Psychophysics

Psychopathology

Neonatology

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