WorksheetsHSS0344 BASIC PSYCHOLOGY (SENSATION & PERCEPTION)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is Sensation?
Sensation refers to the process of sensing our environment through touch, taste, sight, sound, and smell.
refers to how the mind process information
refers to how we store information
Perception ca be defined as-
how we perceive different things
how we interpret the information from the external world
how we sense things from the external world
When information is converted to neural messages they are called:
Transduction
Transportation
Translucent
Absolute threshold refers to
The maximum stimulation required to say anything
minimum usage of sense organs
The minimum stimulation necessary to detect a particular stimulus
Identify the Law
Law of the Jungle
Law of whole
Law of figure and ground
This occurs when a stimulus activates a receptor
Sensation
Perception
Constancy
Kinesthesis
A sensation may be combined with other sensations and past experiences to yield a
Threshold
Ratio
Sensation
Perception
A theory that emphasizes that the whole of anything is greater than its parts
Sensory Adaptation
Gestalt Principles
Extrasensory Perception
Constancy
A person not noticing the ticking of a clock in their home is an example of
Motion Parallax
Sensory Adaptation
Optical Illusion
Ratio Threshold
If a person lost his or her sense of smell, it would also impact his or her sense of
Taste
Sight
Touch
Hearing
Refers to the way sensory information is organized, interpreted, and given meaning.
Sensation
Adaptation
Interpretation
Perception
Being able to feel a bees wing dropped on your cheek from 1 cm is an example of
Difference Threshold
Absolute Threshold
Visual Threshold
Weber's Law
Objects far away appear small. You are not confused by this because your brain perceives
Visual Acuity
Rationality
Constancy
Absolute Threshold
The process by which your ears convert sound waves to neural impulses is called...
sensory adaptation
accommodation
parallel processing
sensory introduction
Transduction
Although Bill was seated next to his friend, he was able to smell the burning popcorn a full minute earlier than his friend. Bill must have a lower _________ for smell.
accommodation level
absolute threshold
tolerance level
gustatory saturation level
adaptation level
The minimum amount of stimulation a person needs to detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time is called the
adaptation threshold.
difference threshold.
subliminal threshold.
absolute threshold.
change threshold.
The process of when information is converted to neural messages is called...
Transduction
Transportation
Translucent
Transmission
