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| the relationship between physical stimulation and its psychological effects; the process of taking information from the environment |
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| how we recognize, interpret, and organize our sensations |
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| the act of sensing a stimulus. |
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| the smallest amount of a particular stimulus that can be detected; the level of stimulation that is right on our perceptual borderline |
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| Signal Detection Theory (SDT) |
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-the idea that distinguishing sensory stimuli takes into account not only the strength of the stimuli but also such elements as setting and one's physical state, mood, and attitudes
-this theory takes into consideration that there are 4 possible outcomes on each trial in a detection experiment |
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| one of the 4 possible outcomes of the SDT; the signal was present, and the participant reported sensing it |
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| one of the 4 possible outcomes of the SDT; the signal was present, but the participant did not sense it |
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| one of the 4 possible outcomes of the SDT; the signal was absent, but the participant reported sensing it |
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| one of the 4 possible outcomes of the SDT; the signal was absent, and the participant did not report sensing it |
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| the ability to distinguish the difference between 2 stimuli |
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