What Is the Difference Between Sensation and Perception

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Multiple Choice

What is the difference between sensation and perception?

• A) Sensation is the detection of sensory stimuli and perception is the interpretation of sensory information.
• B) Sensation is the interpretation of sensory information and perception is the detection of sensory stimuli.
• C) Perception refers to what goes on in the sensory organs and sensation is what happens in the brain.
• D) Nothing. They are the same thing.

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