The Process of Converting Information from the Environment into Neural

question 65

Multiple Choice

The process of converting information from the environment into neural impulses is called __________; the process of associating meaning with this information is called __________.

• A) perception; sensation
• B) sensation; perception
• C) translation; transduction
• D) transduction; sensation

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Definitions:

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