Sensation and Perception

What is the process called that involves the simulation of sensory receptors and the transmission of sensory information to the brain?

• Perception

• Sensation

• Sensory adaptation

• Photoreception

Which term describes the organization and interpretation of sensory information into meaningful experiences?

• Sensation

• Absolute threshold

• Perception

• Weber's Law

What is the weakest amount of a stimulus that a person can detect half the time called?

• Difference threshold

• Absolute threshold

• Sensory adaptation

• Photoreceptors

What is the smallest change in a physical stimulus that can be detected between two stimuli known as?

• Absolute threshold

• Sensory adaptation

• Difference threshold/JND

• Retina

What does Weber's Law state about detecting changes in a stimulus?

• A constant proportion of the stimulus must be added or subtracted

• The stimulus must be detected half the time

• The stimulus must be organized into meaningful experiences

• The stimulus must be turned into a form the brain can process

What is the term for the diminished sensitivity to a stimulus as a consequence of constant exposure to that stimulus?

• Sensation

• Sensory adaptation

• Perception

• Photoreceptors

What is the light-sensitive innermost coating of the back of the eye that contains rods, cones, and neurons called?

• Photoreceptors

• Retina

• Absolute threshold

• Sensory adaptation

What are the millions of special cells lining the retina that are key to turning light into a form the brain can process?

• Sensory receptors

• Photoreceptors

• Neurons

• Cones

What is the function of the optic nerve?

• It carries impulses from the retina to the brain.

• It helps in the perception of sound.

• It provides the sense of balance.

• It is responsible for olfaction and taste.

What does the term "blind spot" refer to?

• The area where you can see all colors.

• Things that are overlooked systematically.

• The nerve that carries impulses from the ear to the brain.

• A spot that's blind