Quick picks on sensation

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Question

   The smallest detectable stimulus marks the:

   Choices

   1. Absolute threshold
   2. Average threshold
   3. Applied threshold

   Correct choice

   Absolute threshold

2. Question

   Picking a few stimuli out of many is attention that is:

   Choices

   1. Selective
   2. Sustained
   3. Scattered

   Correct choice

   Selective

3. Question

   Staying focused over a long stretch is attention that is:

   Choices

   1. Selective
   2. Sustained
   3. Sudden

   Correct choice

   Sustained

4. Question

   Stimuli arriving at irregular times create:

   Choices

   1. Spatial certainty
   2. Temporal uncertainty
   3. Sensory adaptation

   Correct choice

   Temporal uncertainty

Instructions

Tap the correct answer before the round moves on.

Explanation