Psych Mod 15

process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment

constructs perceptions from the sensory input by drawing on our experience and expectations

below your absolute threshold

minimal stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus

predicts when we will detect a faint or weak signal (stimulus)

diminished sensitivity as a consequence of continual stimulation

a mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another

the difference threshold increases with the size of the stimulus

• smaller you may notice the difference
• larger you may not