Multiple Choice
In the context of visual stimuli, what does 'figure-ground' refer to in AP Psychology?
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4. Sensation and Perception
Visual Stimuli
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In the context of visual stimuli, which process refers to the conversion of light energy into neural signals that the brain can interpret?
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Sublimation
B
Transduction
C
Adaptation
D
Accommodation
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Understand the key terms related to visual processing: Sublimation, Transduction, Adaptation, and Accommodation.
Recognize that Sublimation is a psychological defense mechanism, not related to visual processing.
Know that Adaptation refers to the eye's adjustment to different levels of light, and Accommodation refers to the eye's lens changing shape to focus on objects at different distances.
Identify that Transduction is the process where sensory receptors convert physical stimuli (like light energy) into neural signals.
Conclude that in the context of visual stimuli, the conversion of light energy into neural signals is called Transduction.
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