PSYC 2000 : PSYC Exam 2 Study Guide
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Can you distinguish between the two: sensation: the process that occurs when special receptors in the sense organs are activated, allowing various forms of outside stimuli to become neural signals in the brain. The process that converts outside stimuli into neural activity is transduction: perception: the method by which the sensations experienced at any given moment are selected, organized, and interpreted in a meaningful fashion. Basilar membrane, auditory pathways and cortical areas nasal passage. Somatosensory cortex: be able to fill in the blanks of the table below. This table represents understanding of how each sensory organ brings in sensations through its receptors to be converted for transmission to and interpretation by the brain. I have provided one example to get you started: what we detect (or become consciously aware of) has to do with sensory thresholds, be able to define, differentiate, and recognize examples of the just noticeable.
