psych quiz pre thanksgiving

sensation

what occurs when stimulus activates a receptor

perception

the organization of sensory information into meaningful experiences

psychophysics

the study of the relationships between sensory experiences and the physical stimuli that cause them

absolute threshold

the weakest amount of a stimulus that a person can detect have the time

difference threshold

the smallest change in a physical stimulus that can be detected half the time

signal- detection theory

the summary of people’s tendencies to make correct judgments in detecting the presence of stimuli

some thesis

the group of sense that includes balance, touch, and body positioning

kinesthesis

the sense of movement and body position

gestalt

the experience that comes from organizing bits and oeuvres of information into meaningful wholes

constancy

the tendency to perceive certain objects in the same way regardless of changing angle distance of lighting