Riding his bicycle, Rob loved how the world smelled. The freshly cut grass, the scent of flowers, the slight asphalt odor on a hot day...all these odors were being converted from chemical molecules into neural information by receptors in Rob's nose in the process known as _________.

a. Transduction
b. Sensation
c. Perception
d. Signal detection

Answer: a. Transduction

Psychology

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