Physcology

Question 1

detecting physical energy (a stimulus) from the environment and converting it into neural signals

Answer 1

sensation

Question 2

perception

Answer 2

Giving meaning by selection, organizing, and interpreting our sensation

Question 3

Analysis of the stimulus begins with sense receptors and

Answer 3

works up from the brain and mind

Question 4

the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus

Answer 4

sleective attention

Question 5

Phenomenon of being able to focus one’s auditory attention on a particular stimulus while filtering out a range of other stimuli, as when party goes can focus on a single conversation in a noisy room

Answer 5

coctail party effect

Question 6

When people get so caught up in an experience that they miss out on

Answer 6

obvious stimuli in the environment

Question 7

When focused on a task , such as a reading, people __ than when their mind is wandering

Answer 7

Blink

Question 8

percent of traffic accidents occur when people are chatting on cell phones or texting

Answer 8

28%