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Match each sensation term

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Sensation
    Right
    A receptor detects a stimulus
  2. Left
    Perception
    Right
    Interpreting what was detected
  3. Left
    Transduction
    Right
    Energy becomes an action potential
  4. Left
    Absolute threshold
    Right
    The faintest detectable stimulus
  5. Left
    Adaptation
    Right
    A steady stimulus stops registering
Instructions
Tap a term on the left, then tap its meaning on the right.

Explanation

_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 'Sensation and Perception', sections 5.1-5.6_
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