UNIT 3 LESSON 3

Question 1

minimum stimulation needed to detect a stimulus more than 50% of the time

Answer 1

absolute threshold

Question 2

the ability to detect signal difference

Answer 2

difference thresholds

Question 3

the ability to detect the
presence of a weak stimulus amid other, stronger stimuli

Answer 3

signal detection

Question 4

the impact of stimuli on our cognition and judgement that is too quick or weak to consciously detect or process

Answer 4

Subliminal messaging

Question 5

starts at sensory receptors and works up to higher levels of processing, it essentially sees the image for what it is, not what it could or should be

Answer 5

Bottom-up processing

Question 6

constructs perceptions that draw from our own experiences and expectations, not just the stimulation itself

Answer 6

Top-down processing

Question 7

the ability to focus on one stimulus among many

Answer 7

selective attention/ cocktail party effect

Question 8

not noticing stimuli when focused on others

Answer 8

Inattentional blindness

Question 9

failing to notice changes in the environment, especially when selective attention focuses
our conscious thought on a single stimuli

Answer 9

Change blindness

Question 10

diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation

Answer 10

Sensory adaptation

Question 11

the formation
of whole, meaningful, or continuous stimuli when given mixed or unintegrated pieces of visual information

Answer 11

gestalt principle