PSYC 2010 EXAM 2 WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Sensation - CORRECT-ANSWERSDetecting stimuli form the environment and translating them
to neural impulses
Perception - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting
sensory input.
Sensation: Sensory experiences depend on thresholds - - CORRECT-ANSWERSMinimum
information required to detect sensory experiences
SDT - Signal Detection Theory - CORRECT-ANSWERSProcess of assessing an individual's
awareness of a stimuli
Absolute Threshold - CORRECT-ANSWERSMinimum amount of stimulation needed to perceive
the stimulus 50% of the time
Subliminal Stimuli - CORRECT-ANSWERSStimuli that are below the absolute threshold
,Subliminal Messages - CORRECT-ANSWERSWords or pictures that are not consciously
perceived by may still influence people judgements, attitudes, and behaviors.
Priming - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe (sometimes subliminal) activation of associations that
affect perception, memory, & responses.
- Can sometimes influence attitudes
Caveats - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Work for wear or ambiguous attitude
- Works in controlled lab conditions
- Effects are likely not to be long lasting
- Sensation can occur without conscious processing
Strahan et al., 2002 - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Participating in a taste testing study
- Unconsciously primed with thirst or neutral words
- Amount of beverage consumed was recorded
, Sensation without perception: - CORRECT-ANSWERSBlindsight - Caused by damage to
Occipital lobe
Prosopagnosia - See the face and report details but do not recognize it
Difference Threshold - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe minimum difference a person can perceive
between any two stimuli 50% of the time
- Increases with the magnitude of the stimulus
Sensory Adaption - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Diminishing sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus
- Allows us to focus on informative changes
- Eyes constantly move to prevent this
Sensory Transduction - CORRECT-ANSWERSProcess by which sense organs convert stimuli
into neural messages
- Light
- Sound
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Sensation - CORRECT-ANSWERSDetecting stimuli form the environment and translating them
to neural impulses
Perception - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting
sensory input.
Sensation: Sensory experiences depend on thresholds - - CORRECT-ANSWERSMinimum
information required to detect sensory experiences
SDT - Signal Detection Theory - CORRECT-ANSWERSProcess of assessing an individual's
awareness of a stimuli
Absolute Threshold - CORRECT-ANSWERSMinimum amount of stimulation needed to perceive
the stimulus 50% of the time
Subliminal Stimuli - CORRECT-ANSWERSStimuli that are below the absolute threshold
,Subliminal Messages - CORRECT-ANSWERSWords or pictures that are not consciously
perceived by may still influence people judgements, attitudes, and behaviors.
Priming - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe (sometimes subliminal) activation of associations that
affect perception, memory, & responses.
- Can sometimes influence attitudes
Caveats - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Work for wear or ambiguous attitude
- Works in controlled lab conditions
- Effects are likely not to be long lasting
- Sensation can occur without conscious processing
Strahan et al., 2002 - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Participating in a taste testing study
- Unconsciously primed with thirst or neutral words
- Amount of beverage consumed was recorded
, Sensation without perception: - CORRECT-ANSWERSBlindsight - Caused by damage to
Occipital lobe
Prosopagnosia - See the face and report details but do not recognize it
Difference Threshold - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe minimum difference a person can perceive
between any two stimuli 50% of the time
- Increases with the magnitude of the stimulus
Sensory Adaption - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Diminishing sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus
- Allows us to focus on informative changes
- Eyes constantly move to prevent this
Sensory Transduction - CORRECT-ANSWERSProcess by which sense organs convert stimuli
into neural messages
- Light
- Sound
