Vocabulary chpt 6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Perception | The process of organizing sensory information |
| Sensation | Sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus |
| Absolute Threshold | Minimum stimulation needed to detect particular stimulus 50 % of the time |
| Difference Threshold | Just noticeable difference (jnd) |
| Sensory Adaptation | Diminishing sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus |
| Transduction | Conversion of one form of energy into another |
| Blind Spot | Where the optic nerve leaves the eye |
| Audition | The sense or act of hearing |
| Kinesthsis | your sense of the position and movement of your body parts |
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