According to Your Authors, the Discipline of Psychology Is Best

question 55

Multiple Choice

According to your authors, the discipline of psychology is best thought of as

• A) a field of self-help principles to eliminate mental problems.
• B) a mixture of anecdotes and personal intuition about human behavior and mental processes.
• C) a process for encouraging people to reach their ultimate potential.
• D) the scientific study of behavior, thought, and experience.

Differentiate between sensation and perception and their respective roles in how we interpret the world around us.

Interpret the role and effectiveness of subliminal messages and stimuli in influencing behavior and perception.

Recognize the psychological and physiological processes involved in sensation, including the conversion of physical energy into neural signals.

Describe the concept of sensory thresholds, including the absolute threshold and the difference threshold (just noticeable difference).