As you walk barefoot in the park, your nose conveys to your brain the smell of the freshly cut grass, your skin sends information about the feel of the gentle breeze, and your ears transmit the sound of children laughing on the playground to your auditory cortex. This process of acquiring "raw data" about the stimuli in the environment is called _____.
Social Studies · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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This process of acquiring "raw data" about the stimuli in the environment is called sensation. When you experience different stimuli like the smell of grass, the feel of the breeze, or the sound of children laughing, your sensory organs (nose, skin, and ears, respectively) are detecting these stimuli and converting them into neural signals that are sent to the brain for processing. This is the first step in how we perceive the world around us.