When the molecules of a skunks spray enter your nose, the molecules are transformed into electrical signals, or impulses, that are interpreted by the brain as an unpleasant odor. This is an example of:

BASIC CONCEPTS OF SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

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When the molecules of a skunk’s spray enter your nose, the molecules are transformed into electrical signals, or impulses, that are interpreted by the brain as an unpleasant odor. This is an example of:

A	adaptation
B	transduction
C	sensation
D	perception

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -For example, upon walking into a kitchen and smelling the scent of baking cinnamon rolls, the sensation is the scent receptors detecting the odor of cinnamon, but the perception may be “Mmm, this smells like the bread Grandma used to bake when the family gathered for holidays.”

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is c. receiving, transforming, and delivering. Sensation is how our bodies interact with external stimuli from the current environment through the senses.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sensation is about detecting things that exist in the world through: sight, sound, smell, touch and taste. To do this the body uses the sensory organs: eyes, ears, nose, skin and tongue which send messages to a specialised area in the brain called the ‘sensory cortex’.

Detailed explanation-4: -Perception: the process of organization and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events.

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