Module 6: Sensation and Perception

Question 1

Transduction

Answer 1

the process by which specialized cells in our body translate the physical stimuli of our body

Question 2

Past Negative

Answer 2

pessimistic, negative, aversive orientation TO past

Question 3

Past Positive

Answer 3

warm, sentimental, nostalgic, positive construction OF past

Question 4

Present Hedonistic

Answer 4

hedonistic orientation attitude toward time and life

Question 5

Present Fatalistic

Answer 5

helpless hopeless attitude toward the future and life

Question 6

Future

Answer 6

planning for future goals, characterizing a general future orientation

Question 7

Future Transcendental

Answer 7

orientation to future beyond one’s own death

Question 8

Sensation

Answer 8

physical process during which our sensory organs respond to external stimuli

Question 9

Perception

Answer 9

brain’s psychological process to make sense of the stimuli

Question 10

Absolute Threshold

Answer 10

minimal amount of stimulation in order to detect a stimulus

Question 11

Signal Detection

Answer 11

the way we measure absolute thresholds, involving presenting stimuli of varying intensities to a research participant in order to determine the level at which he or she can reliably detect stimulation

Question 12

Differential Threshold (Just Noticeable Difference, JND)

Answer 12

smallest difference needed in order to differentiate between 2 stimuli

Question 13

Webers Law

Answer 13

bigger stimuli require larger stimuli to be noticed

Question 14

Bottom-Up Processing

Answer 14

build up to perception from the individual piece

Question 15

Top-Down Processing

Answer 15

stimulus we’ve experienced in our past will influence how we process new ones

Question 16

Sensory Adaptation

Answer 16

when a stimulus is constant and unchanging

Question 17

Binocular Disparity

Answer 17

Difference in vision processed by L and R eye

Question 18

Binocluar Vision

Answer 18

our ability to perceive 3d and depth because of dif in images of image on left and right

Question 19

Rods

Answer 19

are primarily responsible for our ability to see in dim light conditions

Question 20

Cones

Answer 20

see color and fine detail when the light detail

Question 21

Primary Visual Cortex

Answer 21

where info about light orientation and movement being to come together

Question 22

Sound Waves

Answer 22

changes in air pressure, physical stimulus for audition

Question 23

Somatosensation

Answer 23

includes our ability to sense touch, temp, and pain

Question 24

Mechanoreceptors

Answer 24

special receptors in skin, allow for conversion of one kind of energy into a form the brain can understand

Question 25

Multimodal Perception

Answer 25

info from one sense has the potential to influence how we perceive info from another

Question 26

Superadditive Effect of Multisensory Integration

Answer 26

respond more strongly to multimodal stimuli

Question 27

Principle of Inverse Effectiveness

Answer 27

less likely to benefit from additional cues from other modalities if the initial unimodal stimulus is strong enough