Sensation and Perception Vocab Quiz

TRUE/FALSE: Sensation is the stimulation of sensory receptors and the transmission of sensory information to the skin. If false, explain why.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Sensation is the stimulation of sensory

receptors and the transmission of sensory

information to the central nervous system.

TRUE/FALSE: The difference threshold is the minimum amount of difference that can be detected between two stimuli. If false, explain why.

• True

• False

TRUE/FALSE: Absolute threshold is the strongest amount of a stimulus that can be sensed. If false, explain why.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Absolute threshold is the weakest

stimulus that can be sensed.

TRUE/FALSE: Sensory adaptation is the process by which we become more sensitive to weak stimuli and less sensitive to unchanging stimuli. If false, explain why.

• True

• False

TRUE/FALSE: Signal-detection theory is a method of distinguishing sensory stimuli that takes into account not only the stimuli’s strengths but also such variable elements as the setting and the individual’s physical state, mood, and attitudes. If false, explain why.

• True

• False