PSY 120 Purdue Exam II Study Guide 2024 with complete solution

PSY 120 Purdue Exam II Study Guide 2024 with complete solution Sensation - Answer ️️ -characteristics of incoming stimuli Perception - Answer ️️ -processes used to create a meaningful interpretation of sensations Transduction - Answer ️️ -external messages translated into language we can understand Light - Answer ️️ -transduced in vision; form of electromagnetic signals Anatomy of the Eye (Vision) - Answer ️️ -cornea and lens -> pupil -> retina -> receptor cells (rods and cones) -> optical nerve -> brain Depth Perception - Answer ️️ -ability to perceive world in three dimensions Optical Illusion - Answer ️️ -experience of seeming to see something that does not exist Nature/Nurture (vision) - Answer ️️ -your environment can condition how and what you see Pitch - Answer ️️ -perception of frequency Volume - Answer ️️ -perception of amplitude Place Theory - Answer ️️ -based on location of active receptor cells Frequency Theory - Answer ️️ -based on rate of neural impulses 3 Skin Senses - Answer ️️ -1. Touch 2. Temperature 3. Pain Touch - Answer ️️ -pressure- sensitive receptor cells in skin Temperature - Answer ️️ -neurons activated when activated when skin is either cold or warm Pain - Answer ️️ -bodily warning system for any stimulus intense enough to damage tissue 2 Chemical Senses - Answer ️️ -1.Gustation 2. Olfaction