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Nealk2013 VA ch3 Sensation and Perception
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Sensation
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The basic experience of stimulating the body's senses
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Sensation
The basic experience of stimulating the body's senses
Absolute Threshold
the least amount of energy that can be detected as a stimulation 50% of the time
Adaptation
An adjustment of the senses to the level of stimulation they are receiving
Difference Threshold (just noticeable threshold [jnd])
The smallest change in stimulation that can be detected 50% of the time
Weber's Law
The principle that the jnd for any given sense is a constant fraction or proportion of the stimulation being judges
