Sensation and Perception Crossword

5. the minimum difference between 2 stimuli required for detection
8. a theory predicting how we detect the presence of a faint stimulus.
10. failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere
12. a mental predisposition to percieve one thing and not another
13. decreased responsiveness with repeated stimulation.
14. the way we interpret sensory information
15. the principle that, to be percieved as different, 2 stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage
16. failing to notice changes in the environment
17. the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus.

1. guided by higher level mental processes, as when we construct perceptions drawing on our experience expectations
2. conversion of one form of energy into another
3. the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli
4. diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation
6. the way we receive and represent stimulus
7. begins with sensory receptors and works up to the brain's integration of sensory information
8. below one's absolute threshold for conscious
9. the minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50 percent of the time
11. sticking with your original opinion, despite a change in environment