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sensation
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in process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment
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perception
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the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events
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bottom-up processing
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analysis that begins whith the sense receptors and works up to the brain's integration and sensory information
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top-down processing
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information processing guided by higher-level mental processes, as when we construct perceptions drawing on our experience and expectations
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psychophysics
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the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity, and our psychological experience of them
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absolute threshold
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the minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50 percent of the time
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signal detection theory
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a theory predicting how and when we detect the presence of a faint stimulus ("signal") amid background stimulation ("noise"). Assumes that there is no single absolute threshold and that detection depends partly on a person's experience, expectations, motivation, and level of fatigue
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subliminal
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below one's absolute threshold for conscious awareness
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difference threshold
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the minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection 50 percent of the time. We experience the difference threshold as a just noticeable difference
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Weber's law
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the principle that, to be perceived as different, two stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage (rather than a constant amount)
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sensory adaptation
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diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation
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selective atention
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the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus, as in the cocktail party effect
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