Sensation And Perception Research Paper
Kyia Williams
Ms. Robbins-Price
December 11, 2014
Eng 1101
Sensation and Perception As It Relates to Human Processing
Although well related, sensation and perception play two complimentary but vastly different roles in how we interpret our world as humans. Sensation refers to the process of sensing our environment through touch, taste, sight, sound, and smell, also known as the five senses. This information is then sent to our brains in raw form where perception comes into play. Perception is the way we interpret sensations and then make sense of everything surrounding us. Both sensation and perception are simply two terms used to describe how our senses work coherently together to organize and interpret information. Although sensation and perception are used conjointly in processing the world around us, they each have individual processes that together piece together our world almost as you would a jig-saw puzzle.
Sensation is the process in which our senses gather information and send it to our brain. A copious amount of information is being taken in at a time such as smells, temperatures, sounds, and images. Even with all of the information our brain takes in, a lot of information is not being processed such as various waves and microscopic images our …show more content…
This allows us to interpret the information completely without unneeded repetition. These theories are called the Gestalt Principles of Grouping. The Gestalt principles of grouping include four types: similarity, proximity, continuity, and closure. Similarity refers to our tendency to group things together based upon how similar they are. Continuity refers to the tendency to see patterns and therefore perceive things as belonging together if they form a pattern. Proximity refers to closeness. Closure is our tendency to complete familiar objects that have gaps in
Ms. Robbins-Price
December 11, 2014
Eng 1101
Sensation and Perception As It Relates to Human Processing
Although well related, sensation and perception play two complimentary but vastly different roles in how we interpret our world as humans. Sensation refers to the process of sensing our environment through touch, taste, sight, sound, and smell, also known as the five senses. This information is then sent to our brains in raw form where perception comes into play. Perception is the way we interpret sensations and then make sense of everything surrounding us. Both sensation and perception are simply two terms used to describe how our senses work coherently together to organize and interpret information. Although sensation and perception are used conjointly in processing the world around us, they each have individual processes that together piece together our world almost as you would a jig-saw puzzle.
Sensation is the process in which our senses gather information and send it to our brain. A copious amount of information is being taken in at a time such as smells, temperatures, sounds, and images. Even with all of the information our brain takes in, a lot of information is not being processed such as various waves and microscopic images our …show more content…
This allows us to interpret the information completely without unneeded repetition. These theories are called the Gestalt Principles of Grouping. The Gestalt principles of grouping include four types: similarity, proximity, continuity, and closure. Similarity refers to our tendency to group things together based upon how similar they are. Continuity refers to the tendency to see patterns and therefore perceive things as belonging together if they form a pattern. Proximity refers to closeness. Closure is our tendency to complete familiar objects that have gaps in