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What is the primary difference between sensation and perception?
Sensation is the process of detecting stimuli, while perception involves interpreting and giving meaning to those stimuli.
Which sense is most closely linked to memory and emotions?
Which sense is responsible for detecting chemical molecules in the air or in liquid form?
What is the sense of smell or olfaction?
This term refers to the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment.
What is sensation?
Provide an example that distinguishes between sensation and perception.
Sensation is feeling the warmth of the sun on your skin, while perception is recognizing that it's a sunny day based on the warmth and brightness.
What part of the eye is responsible for controlling the amount of light entering the eye?
The iris
This term refers to the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events.
What is perception?
What is the difference between sensation and perception?
Sensation is the process of detecting stimuli through our sensory organs, such as eyes, ears, skin, nose, and taste buds.
Perception is the process of interpreting and giving meaning to the sensory information received through sensation.