AP PSYCHOLOGY

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

BASIC CONCEPTS OF SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Experiencing an apple as being red is to ____ as recognizing an apple as being a fruit is to ____
A
absolute threshold; difference threshold
B
accommodation; feature detction
C
sensation; perception
D
feature detection; difference threshold
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In psychology, sensation is defined as the process of the sensory organs transforming physical energy into neurological impulses the brain interprets as the five senses of vision, smell, taste, touch, and hearing. This process is known as transduction, or the conversion of one form of energy into another.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following is an example of sensory adaptation? When admiring the texture of a piece of fabric, Calvin usually runs his fingertips over the cloth’s surface. He does this because: if the cloth were held motionless, sensory adaptation to its feel would quickly occur.

Detailed explanation-3: -Perception is the interpretation of information from the environment so that we can identify its meaning. B. Sensation usually involves sensing the existence of a stimulus, whereas perceptual systems involve the determination of what a stimulus is.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sensation is the awareness resulting from the stimulation of a sense organ, and perception is the organization and interpretation of sensations.

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