7/21/25, 8:16
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SENSATION AND PERCEPTION PSYCHOLOGY,
UVA SELECTION 2025 FINAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
Terms in this set (261)
What do the senses allow us to do? What
would life be without them?
What have senses evolved for? Give
examples of frogs,
birds and bats to
explain senses.
What is sensation? the basic processes by which sensory
organs respond to stimuli in the
environment and the elementary
psychological experiences which result
from these processes
complex organisation of sensory information in
Perception the brain and the meaningful
interpretations extracted from it, study of
this more related to thought and memory
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than sensation
Physical stimulus energy in the real world that inpinges on sense
organs
Physiological pattern of chemical and electrical activity that is
response a result of the stimulus
Sensory experience subjective, psychological experience of
the person whose organs have been
stimulated, not representative of the
actual stimulus
Sensory receptor specialised structures that respond to
physical stimuli by producing electrical
changes that can imitate neural impulses
and sensory neurons
Sensory neurons carry information from receptors to central
nervous system
Describe the main senses, their stimuli,
receptors and pathways to the brain
What can sensory neurons be?
Describe the sensory areas, what are they
generally? Show where the specific ones lie
Transduction process by which a receptor cell produces
and electrical change in response to
physical stimulation
What happens when an appropriate
2/
14
PM
SENSATION AND PERCEPTION PSYCHOLOGY,
UVA SELECTION 2025 FINAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
Terms in this set (261)
What do the senses allow us to do? What
would life be without them?
What have senses evolved for? Give
examples of frogs,
birds and bats to
explain senses.
What is sensation? the basic processes by which sensory
organs respond to stimuli in the
environment and the elementary
psychological experiences which result
from these processes
complex organisation of sensory information in
Perception the brain and the meaningful
interpretations extracted from it, study of
this more related to thought and memory
1/
14
, 7/21/25, 8:16
PM
than sensation
Physical stimulus energy in the real world that inpinges on sense
organs
Physiological pattern of chemical and electrical activity that is
response a result of the stimulus
Sensory experience subjective, psychological experience of
the person whose organs have been
stimulated, not representative of the
actual stimulus
Sensory receptor specialised structures that respond to
physical stimuli by producing electrical
changes that can imitate neural impulses
and sensory neurons
Sensory neurons carry information from receptors to central
nervous system
Describe the main senses, their stimuli,
receptors and pathways to the brain
What can sensory neurons be?
Describe the sensory areas, what are they
generally? Show where the specific ones lie
Transduction process by which a receptor cell produces
and electrical change in response to
physical stimulation
What happens when an appropriate
2/
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