Conscious Awareness of a Sensation is Called ________

Question

Conscious awareness of a sensation is called ________.
A) perception
B) reception
C) stimulation
D) adaptation
E) transduction

Accepted Answer

Perception refers to the conscious awareness of a sensation, while reception refers to the initial detection of a stimulus by sensory receptors. Stimulation refers to the application of a stimulus, adaptation refers to a decrease in sensitivity to a repeated stimulus, and transduction refers to the conversion of a physical stimulus into a nerve impulse.