AP PSYCHOLOGY

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

VISION SENSORY AND PERCEPTUAL PROCESSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Sensation is?
A
Process of neuronal activity traveling from our fingers to our brain.
B
Process by which our sensory receptors take in stimulus energy from our environment.
C
Process by which our brain organizes and interprets information
D
None of the above
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: -Sensation = the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment. Perception = the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sensation is the process of receiving stimulus energies from the external environment and transforming those energies into neural energy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sensation is defined as the process in which a sensory receptor is stimulated, producing nerve impulses that travel to the brain, which in turn interprets such impulses as a visual image, a sound, taste, odor, touch, or pain.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sensory receptors exist in all layers of the skin. There are six different types of mechanoreceptors detecting innocuous stimuli in the skin: those around hair follicles, Pacinian corpuscles, Meissner corpuscles, Merkel complexes, Ruffini corpuscles, and C-fiber LTM (low threshold mechanoreceptors).

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