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Sensation in AP Psychology covers absolute and difference thresholds, Weber's law, transduction, sensory adaptation, and how the eye and ear turn stimuli into neural signals. Instead of searching for someone else's set, you can build AP Psychology sensation practice from the exact slides and readings your teacher assigned, so the terms and examples match your course.

Thresholds: know the difference between absolute threshold (the smallest detectable stimulus) and just noticeable difference.
Transduction: be able to trace how light or sound energy becomes a neural signal in the receptor cells.
Adaptation: explain why sensitivity drops with constant stimulation and how that differs from sensory habituation.
Application: practice short answer questions that ask you to apply Weber's law or signal detection to a scenario.

Example AP Psychology sensation flashcards

What is an absolute threshold?The smallest amount of stimulus energy a person can detect 50 percent of the time. This is the baseline measure that difference thresholds build on.

What does Weber's law state?The just noticeable difference is a constant proportion of the original stimulus, so a larger starting stimulus needs a larger change to be noticed.

What is sensory adaptation?A decline in responsiveness to a constant stimulus over time. It explains why you stop noticing a clock ticking or a steady smell.

What is transduction?The conversion of physical energy, like light or sound waves, into neural signals. It happens in receptor cells such as rods and cones or hair cells.

Which photoreceptors detect low light and which detect color?Rods detect dim light and do not register color, while cones detect color and fine detail in brighter light. Knowing this helps explain night vision.

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What topics are usually included in AP Psychology sensation?

Most units cover absolute and difference thresholds, signal detection, Weber's law, transduction, sensory adaptation, and the basic anatomy of the eye and ear. Your teacher's syllabus and the College Board course framework list the specific expectations.

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Aim for one card per key term and one per concept that you can state in a sentence, which usually lands between 20 and 40 cards for a single unit. Start with the vocabulary list from your notes and add cards for any idea you keep missing.

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