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PSYO1011 midterm 2
Chapter 4 - Sensing and perceiving our world and Chapter 5 Consciousness
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
10/23/2015

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________ is the viewpoint that takes into account both stimulus intensity and the decision-making processes people use when saying whether they detect a stimulus.
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Signal Detection Theory
Term
What is the term for the conversion of physical energy into neural information?
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Transduction
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The difference threshold is ...
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the smallest level added or reduced stimulation that can be detected as change.
Term
The process by which our sensitivity diminishes when an object constantly stimulates our senses is called ________.
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Sensory adaptation
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The sorting out, interipation, analysis, and integration of stimuli by the sense organs and the brain is called ___________.
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perception
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