Sensation and Perception

Question 1

What is the diff. B/w Sensation and Perception?

Answer 1

Sensation: the process of detecting the 5 senses.

Perception: in the process or organizing and interpreting sensations.

Question 2

Define: absolute threshold

How can you absolute threshold very?

Answer 2

It is a minimum level we can hear

Varies per person, age

Question 3

Define: difference threshold

Examples?

What law shows the concept of difference threshold?

Answer 3

The minimum that you can tell the difference between something that is similar.

Ex. Old and new can of coke
Ex. Two people twining

Weber’s law

Question 4

Describe signal detection theory?

Answer 4

Ex.The black bear video. Focused on the number of passes did not notice the bear.

Question 5

What is an ex. Of sensory Adaptation?

Answer 5

Getting used to the dark

Ex. Of us being less sensitive to unchanging stimuli, notice diff. About the room