AP PSYCHOLOGY

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

BASIC CONCEPTS OF SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When information is converted to neural messages they are called:
A
Transduction
B
Transportation
C
Translucent
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Although the sensory systems associated with these senses are very different, all share a common function: to convert a stimulus (such as light, or sound, or the position of the body) into an electrical signal in the nervous system. This process is called sensory transduction.

Detailed explanation-2: -transduction.-its the sensory process that converts physical energy (like light or sound waves) into neural messages.

Detailed explanation-3: -In physiology, transduction is the translation of arriving stimulus into an action potential by a sensory receptor. It begins when stimulus changes the membrane potential of a receptor cell.

Detailed explanation-4: -Technically speaking, transduction is the process of converting one form of energy into another. As it relates to psychology, transduction refers to changing physical energy into electrical signals (neural impulses) that can make their way to the brain.

Detailed explanation-5: -This process is called sensory transduction. There are two broad types of cellular systems that perform sensory transduction. In one, a neuron works with a sensory receptor, a cell, or cell process that is specialized to engage with and detect a specific stimulus.

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