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Sensation and Perception Final Flashcards

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Sensation

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The registering of physical stimuli on sensory receptors (Passive Process)

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Perception

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The act of giving meaning to detected stimulus (Active process)

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Sensory Transduction

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Each sensory system has specialized receptors > receptors transform physical stimulus into electrochemical signal (neural response) > neural response sent to brain

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Transduction

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