Vision

Question 0

Webers law

Answer 0

Ability to tell the difference gets more difficult as the magnitude of the stimulus increases

Question 1

Difference threshold

Answer 1

The smallest difference between two stimuli that you can detect 50% of the time

Question 2

Subliminal stimuli

Answer 2

Weak brief stimulus picked up by senses but doesn’t make it into your conscious awareness

Question 3

Sensation

Answer 3

Process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment

Question 4

Perception

Answer 4

Process of selecting,organizing and interpreting sensations. Making sense of them

Question 5

The absolute threshold

Answer 5

How weak a stimulus must be before we can detect it 50% of the time.
Ex: bright or dull light

Question 6

Prime

Answer 6

Activation (unconsciously) of certain associations

Predisposing ones perception memory or response

Question 7

Sensory adaption

Answer 7

When we are constantly exposed to a stimulus that does not change we become less aware of it. Neuron cells fire less frequently
Ex: smell

Question 8

Perceptual set

Answer 8

Set of mental tendencies and assumptions that affects what we hear taste feel and see
Ex: looking at a saxophone player

Question 9

Motivation and emotion

Answer 9

Angry people often see neutral objects as guns
Hill looks steeper with those carrying something heavy
Ball seeming bigger when you are hitting well