AP Psychology Sensation and Perception — practice questions
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Practice AP Psychology Sensation and Perception in the app →Sensation is said to have occurred when sensory information is detected by a:The conversion of sensory stimulus energy into an action potential is called:The smallest amount of a stimulus a sensory system can detect is its:The smallest detectable change between two stimuli is called the difference threshold or the:No longer noticing a constant flashing light demonstrates:Identifying a stimulus embedded in a distracting background is explained by:Perception is described as involving both top-down processing and:Attention captured by a sudden sound from the environment is an example of:Sensation and perception are described as closely associated but:How we interact with the world is ultimately shaped not just by collecting information but by:The absolute threshold expresses a sensory system's:Sensory adaptation shows that a stimulus can be:Transduction has to occur in every sense because the nervous system can only carry:Signal detection theory differs from the absolute threshold because it addresses stimuli that are:Bottom-up and top-down processing are both needed because perception combines the signal with:A just noticeable difference is measured between: