The first cognitive processes to occur when people process stimuli are ________ and ________.Psychologists generally make a distinction between them,with ______ referring to the feelings that result from excitation of the sensory receptors (touch,taste,smell,sight,hearing),and ______ referring to our initial interpretation of the sensations.Fill in the blanks respectively.

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Sensation refers to the process of sensing our environment through touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing, while perception is the way we interpret these sensations and therefore make sense of everything around us.

The First Cognitive Processes to Occur When People Process Stimuli