Sensory Processes Quiz

the process that occurs when special receptors in the SENSE ORGANS ARE ACTIVATED, allowing various forms of outside stimuli to become neural signals in the brain

the method by which the sensations experienced at any given moment are INTERPRETED and organized in some meaningful fashion

METHODS that measure the strength of a stimulus and the observer's sensitivity to that stimulus

The LOWEST LEVEL of stimulation that a person can detect 50 percent of the time the stimulation is present

the MINIMUM DIFFERENCE between two stimuli required for detection 50 percent of the time

the response to a stimulus depends both on a person's sensitivity to the stimulus in the presence of noise and on a person's RESPONSE CRITERION

the adjustable opening in the CENTER OF THE EYE through which light enters

the transparent structure behind the pupil that changes shape to help FOCUS images on the retina

the light-sensitive inner surface of the eye, containing the receptor RODS AND CONES plus layers of neurons that begin the processing of visual information

the NERVE that carries neural impulses from the EYE to the brain