SENSATION, PERCEPTION, AND MEASURING THRESHOLDS
Instructions: Pick from the list at the bottom the term that best fits the example. Each item is only used once.
1. The taste of nutmeg is very faint in the scone that Russel is eating. About $\frac{1}{2}$ the time when he takes a bite he thinks he tastes it, and about $\frac{1}{2}$ the time he does not taste it.
2. You look at a cloud in the sky. Your brain processes the information, and you see a face in the cloud.
3. Henry was expecting an important call. Even though he was at a basketball game with a lot of noise going on, he still heard the ring of his phone.
4. When Maria first sat down to study for her test, the humming sound of the air conditioner outside her window bothered her. After 30 minutes went by, she no longer noticed the humming noise.
5. Sandra is at the paint store. She picked up a 1-pound can of paint and a 2-pound can of paint. Sandra noticed the second container was heavier than the first. Then she picked up a 10-pound container and an 11-pound container, and she could not tell the difference in the two weights.
6. Jon likes to read with the lights turned down low. His mother asks him to turn up the lights so he does not strain his eyes. Jon turns the lights up just the smallest amount so his mother can barely see the change.
7. You feel a light pressure against your skin.
Sensation
Just Noticeable Difference
Signal Detection Theory
Sensory Adaptation
Weber's Law
Absolute Threshold
Perception