Sensation and Perception

Question 1

Sensation

Answer 1

Detection of physical energy by sense organs

Question 2

Perception

Answer 2

Interpretation of sensory inputs

Question 3

Sensation is ___ ___ processing

Answer 3

Bottom-up

Physical energy - sense - brain

Question 4

Perception ___ ___ processing

Answer 4

Top-down

stored knowledge - brain

Question 5

Transduction

Answer 5

Process of converting external energy into neural activity

Sense receptors

Question 6

Specific nerve energies

Answer 6

we “see” because our visual sense receptors have been stimulated
sometimes people can be trained to see with other organs

Question 7

Paul Bach-y-Rita

Answer 7

Studied neuroplasticity
Sensory Substitution
BrainPort technology

Question 8

Synesthesia

Answer 8

Stimulation of one sensory pathway leads to automatic involuntary experiences in another pathway
Grapheme - colour synthesia

Question 9

Grapheme colour synesthete

Answer 9

Automatic, involuntary experience in another pathway

P to R

Question 10

Psychophysics

Answer 10

Physical stimuli and the concious experience of them

Question 11

Thresholds

Answer 11

Absolute - minimum level

Just noticeable difference - smallest change