Amadi is listening to John play the guitar.When John plays a note,the vibrations of the air are picked up by auditory receptors in his ear and sent to his brain.In Amadi's brain,the information from the receptors is analyzed to produce the experience of a musical note.The pickup of information by receptors in the ear is _____; the processing to produce the experience of a musical note is _____.
A) sensation; perception
B) bottom-up processing; sensation
C) perception; sensation
D) top-down processing; bottom-up processing

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Sensation refers to the detection of physical energy by sensory receptors, whereas perception is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information to make sense of the world. In this scenario, the initial pickup of vibrations by auditory receptors in the ear is sensation, and the subsequent analysis and interpretation of the sensory information to produce the experience of a musical note is perception.

Amadi Is Listening to John Play the Guitar