NAME ___________________________________________________

Grant Hasleton DATE _____________________

4-20-22 CLASS ______________
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Sensation and Perception
Content Vocabulary
Directions: Match each item with the correct statement below. (psychophysics, signal detection theory,
kinesthesis, Gestalt, somesthesis, extrasensory perception [ESP])

A. psychophysics

B. signal detection theory

C. kinesthesis

D. Gestalt

E. somesthesis

F. extrasensory perception (ESP)

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D 1. organizing bits of information into a meaningful whole

B _______ 2. studies tendency to make correct judgments in identifying stimuli

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E 3. includes senses of balance, touch, and body position

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C 4. the sense of movement
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F 5. ability to perceive things without using the ordinary senses

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A 6. studies relationship between stimuli and sensory experiences

Directions: Answer each of the following questions. Include in your answers the vocabulary words in
parentheses.

7. How does light pass through the eye? (pupil, lens, retina)

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Light enters through the pupil and touches the lens,
focusing the light on the retinas, which turn the light
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into electric signals and sent through the optic nerve.
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8. Why are subliminal messages difficult to detect? (subliminal messages, absolute threshold)

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Because they do not appear long enough to meet the
absolute threshold.
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9. To what senses are the optic nerve, auditory nerve, and olfactory nerve related? (optic nerve, auditory
nerve, olfactory nerve)

Senses of perception and how things are felt.

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10. What is the difference between retinal disparity and binocular fusion? (retinal disparity, binocular fusion)

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Binocular fusion is the combination of two images, while
retinal disparity is the difference of the images.
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11. Where is the vestibular system located and what sense does it control? (vestibular system)

The vestibular system is located in the inner ear and

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regulates one's sense of balance.
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12. What is the difference between sensation and perception? (sensation, perception)

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Sensation is a single feeling, while perception is a combination
of sensations turned into something understandable.
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Sensation and Perception
Academic Vocabulary

Directions: Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement.

______ 13. To perceive something is to __________________ it. (perceive)

a. believe
b. change
c. notice
d. create

______ 14. If one object overlaps another, it is __________________ (overlap)

a. next to it.
b. taller than it.
c. behind it.
d. in front of it.

______ 15. A ratio is a type of __________________ (ratio)

a. mathematical relationship.
b. optical illusion.
c. sensory stimulus.
d. subliminal message.
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______ 16. If something is visible, it can be __________________ (visible)

a. felt.
b. heard.
c. seen.
d. tasted.

Directions: Write S in front of each word that is a synonym (a word with the same or nearly the same meaning)
of the listed word and A for each word that is an antonym (a word with an opposite or nearly opposite meaning).
(distort, accessibility)

17. distort

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A straighten __________________
A align __________________
S bend
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A improve __________________
S twist __________________
S warp

18. accessible

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A restricted __________________
S available __________________
S convenient
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S near __________________
A distant __________________
S handy

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