Practice Sense Modalities (4.4) - Sensory, Attentional and Perceptual Processes

Practice: Sense Modalities

Lesson 4.4Sensory, Attentional and Perceptual Processes

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Question 1.
What are the five external senses?
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Think of the senses you use daily.
Question 2.
What is the term for the minimum intensity needed to notice a stimulus?
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This relates to how low a sound can be before you hear it.
3Question 3.
What do we call the minimum intensity of a stimulus required to detect its presence?
- Absolute Threshold
- Difference Threshold
- Psychological Threshold
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Consider the softest sound you can hear.
4Question 4.
True or False: Sustained attention refers to the ability to focus on a task for a short period of time.
- True
- False
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Think about activities that require prolonged concentration.
Question 5.
Consider a scenario where a person has a high tolerance to pain. Discuss how this might affect their absolute and difference thresholds compared to someone with a low pain tolerance.
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Reflect on how comfort levels and experiences affect sensory perceptions.
Question 6.
Design a brief experiment to test the effects of distraction on selective attention using visual stimuli. What factors would you measure and what results would you expect?
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Consider what types of distractions affect focus while viewing images.

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