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Handout Master 3.6
Fill-in-the-Blanks
1. Sensation is the activation of receptors in the various sense organs.
2. difference threshold is the smallest difference between two stimuli that is detectable 50
percent of the time.
3. The smallest amount of energy needed for a person to consciously detect a stimulus 50
4. The process by why subliminal stimuli act upon the unconscious mind, influencing behavior
5. habituation
6. The tendency of sensory receptor cells to become less responsive to a stimulus that is
7.
8. The cornea is a clear membrane that covers the surface of the eye; protects the eye and is