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BASIC CONCEPTS OF SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

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If you are expecting an important text message, you are much more likely to notice the sound as soon as the message arrives. This best illustrates ____

A	priming
B	signal detection theory
C	absolute threshold
D	Weber’s law

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -When you are expecting an incoming text message, you are much more likely to notice it the second it arrives. This best illustrates. priming. signal detection theory.

Detailed explanation-2: -The leading explanation: signal detection theory, which at its most basic, states that the detection of a stimulus depends on both the intensity of the stimulus and the physical/psychological state of the individual.

Detailed explanation-3: -If the stimulus is detected less than half of the time, it is said to be subliminal, meaning it is below the threshold for reliable detection. The absolute threshold is different for different senses as well as for different people. It also varies between species.

Detailed explanation-4: -(D) Sensation is detecting stimuli, perception is interpreting stimuli detected.

Detailed explanation-5: -Subliminal perception refers to the detection of information below the level of conscious awareness.

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