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Absolute and Difference Thresholds: Weber's Law
Apply absolute thresholds, difference thresholds (JND), and Weber's law to sensory detection scenarios.
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Sensation and Perception
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Explain how physical stimuli are transduced into neural signals and organized into meaningful perceptual interpretations.
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SS.Psy.5.9-12Illinois Social Studies Standards · All agesEvaluate the complexities of human thought and behavior, as well as the factors related to the individual differences among people.
SS.Psy.8.9-12Illinois Social Studies Standards · All agesUse appropriate psychological terminology with reference to psychologists, their experiments, and theories in order to explain the possible causes of and impact on behavior and mental processes.