CHAPTER 6

Awareness resulting from the stimulation of a sense organ.

The organization and interpretation of sensations.

Identify the 6 senses.

The conversion of stimuli detected by receptor cells to electrical impulses that are then transported to the brain.

The branch of psychology that studies the effects of physical stimuli on sensory perceptions and mental states.

Psychophysics was founded by the German psychologist?

Refers to the intensity of a stimulus that allows an organism to just barely detect it.

Is a technique used to determine the ability of the perceiver to separate true signals from background noise.

True ability of the individual to detect the presence or absence of signals.

Refers to the behavioral tendency to respond “yes” to the trials, which is independent of sensitivity.