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SELECTION TEST UVA PSYCHOLOGY: SENSATION AND
PERCEPTION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
GRADED A++ 2025/2026
Terms in this set (149)
the extent to which a test item appears to fit
face validity
the
particular trait it is measuring
the science of human behaviour and
the underlying mental processes
it includes all behaviour
psychology the process in the body, brain and
nervous system that cause behaviour
-> always in a social environment embedded in
a
cultural environment
using the scientific method to obtain
science
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knowledge,
through measurement to knowledge
a feature experienced by the brain, triggering
sensation
the
activation of receptors
integrated sensations and existing
perception
knowledge experiences to make a
meaningful interpretation
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without perception, there is no
behaviour perception is the
psychological process of selecting,
organizing and interpreting stimuli
from the environment
stimulus activates receptors
what is the role of receptors activate the
perception/ how nervous system sends
does it work information to the brain
results in sensations
nerve cells always involved
a neuron sends information through axon
end points of axon connect to another
neuron to transfer information
in the connection points information is
transmitted
through the use of neurotransmitters
stimulus a signal to which an organism responds
nerve cell; a cell that can send and receive
neurons
electrical
signals
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a molecule that binds to a receiving cell,
causing an
increase or decrease of electrical potential of
the cell.
neurotransmitters
it enhances or inhibits the transmission
of a signal to the next neuron
they allow for ions to pass into the cell,
changing its electrical potential to
facilitate/enhance or inhibit
signal transmission
axon terminals release of neurotransmitter
signal transmission
therefore neurotransmitters are involved
parts of the cell membrane that receive the
receptors (the
beginning of neurotransmitter and initiate or prevent
sensations) a new electric signal
activity in the nervous system, transformed and
prolongated to the brain to make sense
the brain/ cerebral of what we are doing
4/41
PM
SELECTION TEST UVA PSYCHOLOGY: SENSATION AND
PERCEPTION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
GRADED A++ 2025/2026
Terms in this set (149)
the extent to which a test item appears to fit
face validity
the
particular trait it is measuring
the science of human behaviour and
the underlying mental processes
it includes all behaviour
psychology the process in the body, brain and
nervous system that cause behaviour
-> always in a social environment embedded in
a
cultural environment
using the scientific method to obtain
science
1/41
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PM
knowledge,
through measurement to knowledge
a feature experienced by the brain, triggering
sensation
the
activation of receptors
integrated sensations and existing
perception
knowledge experiences to make a
meaningful interpretation
2/41
,7/21/25, 8:16
PM
without perception, there is no
behaviour perception is the
psychological process of selecting,
organizing and interpreting stimuli
from the environment
stimulus activates receptors
what is the role of receptors activate the
perception/ how nervous system sends
does it work information to the brain
results in sensations
nerve cells always involved
a neuron sends information through axon
end points of axon connect to another
neuron to transfer information
in the connection points information is
transmitted
through the use of neurotransmitters
stimulus a signal to which an organism responds
nerve cell; a cell that can send and receive
neurons
electrical
signals
3/41
, 7/21/25, 8:16
PM
a molecule that binds to a receiving cell,
causing an
increase or decrease of electrical potential of
the cell.
neurotransmitters
it enhances or inhibits the transmission
of a signal to the next neuron
they allow for ions to pass into the cell,
changing its electrical potential to
facilitate/enhance or inhibit
signal transmission
axon terminals release of neurotransmitter
signal transmission
therefore neurotransmitters are involved
parts of the cell membrane that receive the
receptors (the
beginning of neurotransmitter and initiate or prevent
sensations) a new electric signal
activity in the nervous system, transformed and
prolongated to the brain to make sense
the brain/ cerebral of what we are doing
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