The ability to detect external events through our sensory systems is known as ______________

A) accommodation
B) perception
C) sensation
D) sensory adaptation


Answer: C
Rationale: Sensation is the process of detecting external events by sense organs and turning those events into neural signals. In contrast, perception involves attending to, organizing, and interpreting stimuli that we sense.

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