Chapter 3 Psychology

____ is the process by which we receive, transform, and process information from our senses.

• Sensation

• Perception

• Sublimation

• Neurotransmitting

____ is the study of how physical sources of stimulation relate to our sensation experiences.

• Processing

• Thresholding

• Psychophysics

• Accommodation

The smallest amount of a given stimulus a person can reliably detect relates to our:

• absolute threshold

• action potential

• difference threshold

• sensory adaptation

The minimum difference a person can reliably detect between any two stimuli is called:

• difference threshold

• absolute threshold

• subliminal potential

• extra sensory perception

Through the process of ____, we become less sensitive to constant or unchanging stimuli.

• action potential

• absolute threshold

• subliminal perception

• sensory adaptation

When the lens changes its shape to focus images more clearly on the retina, it's called____.

• accommodation

• processing

• adaptation

• photorecepting

When the optic nerve leaves the eye there are no photoreceptor cells, creating:

• a color vision problem.

• nearsightedness.

• farsightedness.

• a blind spot.

Sound travels at ____ miles per hour.

• 525

• 770

• 1000

• a million

Taste receptors replace themselves:

• every other day.

• within a week to ten days.

• once a month.

• twice a year.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four distinct skin responses?

• pressure

• warmth

• cold

• tingling