AP Psychology - unit 4: Sensation and Perception
Absolute threshold
The minimum amount of stimulation a person needs to detect a stimulus 50% of the time is called the ______.
Young-Helmholtz theory
(Type of theory) The retina contains three kinds of color receptors
Below one's absolute threshold for awareness
A subliminal message is one that is presented...
Sensory receptors
Bottom up processing involves analysis that begins with the _____.
Sensory adaptation
Diminished sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus is known as....
Accomodation
Process by which the lens changes shape to focus images on the retina
Detection; interpretation
Sensation is to ______ as perception is to ________.
Perception
The process by which we select, organize, and interpret sensory information in order to recognize meaningful objects and events is called _________.