a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backward onto a track that is meant to be played forward

psychological process by which we interpret sensory stimulation; reflects learning, expectations & attitudes

25/38 people meet their unfortunate demise on the border of US and Canada? Where do you bury the survivors?

Using models, ideas, and expectations to interpret sensory information

We become more sensitive to weak stimuli AND less sensitive to unchanging stimuli.

Your friend that you haven't seen in awhile is coming over for a sleep over. They are supposed to be there at 5 and it's 5:03. Then you hear a knock at the door, you sprint there, and throw it open only to find nobody there. Example of?

the minimum amount of difference that can be detected between two stimuli

Stimuli that lie below our threshold of conscious awareness

the weakest amount of a stimulus you can sense.

the stimulation of sensory receptors and the sensory information sent to the central nervous system (spinal cord & brain)

What weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?

How much dirt is in a 2'x3'x3' hole?

We notice things based on how strong they are (sights, sounds, etc.) AND our physical and psychological state