The Process by Which an External Stimulus Is First Detected

question 234

Multiple Choice

The process by which an external stimulus is first detected is _____.

• A) perception
• B) sensation
• C) interpretation
• D) cognition

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Definitions:

Reject

In statistical hypothesis testing, it refers to the decision to not accept the null hypothesis based on the evidence from the data.

F-Ratio

A statistic used in ANOVA to compare the variance among group means to the variance within groups; a measure of variance between groups relative to variance within groups.

Main Effect

In statistical analysis, the direct impact of an independent variable on a dependent variable, disregarding the influences of or interactions with other variables.

Reject

In statistics, to refuse the null hypothesis based on evidence from sample data meeting a predetermined significance level.