In Progress Psy Ch 4 Sec 1

the stimulation of sense receptors and the transmission of sensory information to the central nervous system

• Sensation
• Psychophysis
• Taste (Absolute Threshold)
• Hearing (Absolute Threshold)

the psychological process through which we interpret sensory stimulation. the selection, organization, and interpretation of sensory input

• Perception
• stimulus
• Difference Threshold
• Touch (Absolute Threshold)

the study of how physical stimuli are translated into psychological experience

• Hearing (Absolute Threshold)
• Smell (Absolute Threshold)
• Psychophysis
• Vision (Absolute Threshold)

any detectable input from the environment

• stimulus
• Perception
• Touch (Absolute Threshold)
• Psychophysis

a dividing point between energy levels that do and do not have a detectable effect

• threshold
• Smell (Absolute Threshold)
• stimulus
• Difference Threshold

the weakest amount of a stimulus that can be sensed

• Smell (Absolute Threshold)
• Touch (Absolute Threshold)
• Absolute Threshold
• Vision (Absolute Threshold)

the minimum amount of difference that can be detected between two stimuli

• Smell (Absolute Threshold)
• Vision (Absolute Threshold)
• Difference Threshold
• Touch (Absolute Threshold)

A method of distinguishing sensory stimuli that takes into account not only their strengths but also such elements as the setting, your physical state, your mood, and your attitudes

• Touch (Absolute Threshold)
• Signal-Detection Theory
• Hearing (Absolute Threshold)
• Taste (Absolute Threshold)

process by which we become more sensitive to weak stimuli and less sensitive to unchanging stimuli

• Psychophysis
• Sensory Adaptation
• Smell (Absolute Threshold)
• Sensation

Candle Flame 30 miles at night

• Vision (Absolute Threshold)
• Perception
• Sensation
• Sensory Adaptation