Compare and Contrast the Processes of Sensation and Perception as They

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Essay

Compare and contrast the processes of sensation and perception as they apply to vision or hearing.

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Definitions:

Scatterplot

A type of graph used in statistics to display values for typically two variables for a set of data where the dots in the plot indicate the values obtained for each individual.

Explanatory Variable

A type of independent variable that is manipulated or categorized to measure its effect on a dependent variable.

Response Variable

A variable that measures the outcome of a study, often used as the dependent variable whose changes are tested against independent variables.

Categorical Variables

Variables that can take on one of a limited and usually fixed number of possible values, representing qualitative data, such as gender or eye color.