Definitions: General Flashcards
What is psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. It helps understand the reasons behind people various behaviors
What is cognition
The mental processes involved in acquiring knowledge
What is psychophysics
Studies how a physical stimulus within the environment is converted into perceptions and psychological experiences
What is a stimulus
A sensory input
What is sensation
The physiological process of taking in raw physical energy from stimuli through sensory receptors of our
What is transduction
A sub process that occurs during sensation. The conversion of raw physical energy into sensory neurological signals
What is perception
A psychological process of selecting, organising and interpreting the sensory neurological signals that reach the brain so that we can make sense of and attach meaning to sensations
