sensation & perception: unit 6, lesson 1

________ refers to the minimum amount of stimulus energy required to be detected 50% of the time. transduction absolute threshold difference threshold just noticeable difference

absolute threshold

If you live in a city with lots of buildings, walls, and straight lines, you will probably perceive the lines in the Müller-Lyer illusion as being invisible different lengths out of context the same length

different lengths

Failure to notice something that is completely visible because of a lack of attention is called ________. inattentional blindness transduction difference threshold sensory adaptation

inattentional blindness

________ occurs when sensory information is organized, interpreted, and consciously experienced. sensory adaptation perception sensation transduction

perception

Decreased sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus is known as ________. difference threshold sensory adaptation transduction inattentional blindeness

sensory adaptation

When Martha first visits her Aunt and Uncle's house, the smell of fish is overwhelming, but after an hour, she doesn't even notice it's there. What explains this? top-down processing sensory adaptation bottom-up processing inattentional blindness

sensory adaptation

________ involves the conversion of sensory stimulus energy into neural impulses. inattentional blindness sensory adaptation difference threshold transduction

transduction