Across
- 2. the minimum stimulus energy needed to detect a particular stimulus 50% of the time
- 4. the minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection
- 5. diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation
- 7. the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli and our psychological experience of them
- 10. Sensory nerve endings that respond to stimuli
- 12. failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere
- 16. below ones absolute threshold for conscious awareness
- 17. processing that starts at your sensory receptors and works up to higher levels of processing
Down
- 1. a theory predicting how and when we will detect faint stimulus amid background stimulus
- 3. conversion of one form of energy to another; converting stimulus energies into neural impulses our brain can interpret
- 6. constructs perceptions from this sensory input by drawing on your experience and expectations
- 8. the focusing of conscious awareness of a particular stimulus
- 9. the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize objects and events
- 11. failing to notice changes in the environment (a form of inattentional blindness)
- 13. The process when our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus from our environment
- 14. the principle that two different stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage
- 15. the activation of certain associations thus predisposing one's perception of memory or response