PYC1501 Unit 2 QUIZ QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2024
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PYC1501 Unit 2 QUIZ QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2024
Sensation - ANSWERS the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system
receive/detect and represent stimulus energies from our environment- biochemical and neurological
Perception - ANSWERS the process of organizing and interpr...
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PYC1501 Unit 2 QUIZ QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2024
Sensation - ANSWERS the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system
receive/detect and represent stimulus energies from our environment- biochemical and neurological
Perception - ANSWERS the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us
to recognize meaningful objects and events, make judgements
absolute threshold - ANSWERS the minimum intensity of stimulation that must occur before you
experience a sensation
signal detection - ANSWERS how and in what circumstances we can detect a stimulus; assumes
there is no single threshold
differential threshold - ANSWERS the ability of a sensory system to detect changes in or differences
between two stimuli
sensory adaptation - ANSWERS diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation (e.g.
wearing a hat)
Ossicles - ANSWERS three tiny bones in the middle ear
malleus - ANSWERS hammer; first of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear
incus - ANSWERS anvil; middle of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear
stapes - ANSWERS stirrup; last of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear
Pinna - ANSWERS the visible part of the ear
concha - ANSWERS the concave shell of the ear; the deepest depression of the ear
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