SENSATION AND PERCEPTION APSY 382 Aug 27th‚ 2012 Chapter 1 Psychophysics – how we measure perception (loose definition) Sensation = unidimensional = varies in one way (sounds get louder or softer) Perception = multidimensional = varies in many ways (there are a lot of kinds of books) Perception – knowing the present Memory – knowing the past Thinking – knowing the future Cognition = the influence of perception‚ memory‚ and thinking Aug 29th‚ 2012 Basic principles of perception 1. Stimulation
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SENSATION AND PERCEPTION Sensation and perception plays two complimentary but totally different roles in how we interpret the world around us. Sensation is the process by which we sense our environment through touch‚ smell‚ sight‚ taste and smell. This raw information from our sensory organs is then transmitted to the brain where perception is made. Perception is our way of interpreting what these sensations mean and how to make sense of it. Sensory abilities are measure by the absolute threshold
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How the perception of the blind or visually impaired differs from that of the sighted. Article 1: Auditory Substitution of Vision: Pattern Recognition by the Blind The goal of the experiment in this study was to investigate whether or not there was an effect on the performance of recognizing visual patterns using auditory substitution by the early blind. The reason for the study is because of the development of the graphical user interface (GUI) in information technology‚ relating to computer
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Sensation‚ Perception‚ and Attention Sensation‚ perception‚ and attention are crucial when working in a learning team. What we sense‚ how we perceive‚ and how attentive we are to the task at hand are all extremely important. What we sense will not always be the same thing. How we perceive an assignment or how we perceive each other will differ. The attention that we pay to detail or to each other will also differ. Sensation‚ perception‚ and attention can either be our strengths or the reason
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Sensation‚ Perception‚ and Attention Outline Mary Bazile Psychology/300 October 6‚ 2013 Carlton Bowden Explanation of Sensation‚ Perception‚ and Attention The recommendations for the authority sensations‚ perceptive‚ and attention to learning would be like if a person
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Psych 140 Sensation and Perception Web Quest Go to: http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/V/Vision.html 1.) Define and explain the following parts: a. iris- A ring of muscle tissue that forms the colored portion of the eye around the pupil and controls the size of the pupil opening. Pigmented and responsible for the eye color. b. pupil- The adjustable opening in the center of the eye through which light enters. It is under the control of the
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2.05 Sensation and Perception Explain the role of each sensory system in human behavior. 1. Sight Sight allows humans to see their physical environment. This sense helps us to make judgements and navigate our environments more safely. People who are unable to see must rely on other senses to do those things. 2. Sound Sound allows humans to process sounds and to interpret sounds into meaningful messages. This helps humans to be aware of things in their environments that they cannot see. 3. Smell
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As you meet the daily activities of life‚ these stimuli that impinge on your sense organs and your experience of stimuli. Sensation – is receiving the stimulation through our sense organs. Perception – is becoming aware and interpreting the stimulation. Perception Refers to the actual experience of the world. It is the process by which the brain interprets and organizes the information received by sense organs. The Perceptual field The most fundamental fact about our perceptual
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Sensation‚ Perception‚ and Attention Every member of this Team has a specific and diverse attention sensation and perceptive process that is affected by his or her surroundings/environment. Sensation is defined as the process of bringing information from the outside world into the brain. This process is passive in a sense that the brain does not have to be engaged in sensing sensation. Perception is defined as the active process of selecting‚ organizing‚ and interpreting the information brought
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applied research because it has an immediate practical use. Basic research: This builds psychology’s general knowledge base but has no immediate applications. For example‚ a study determining whether identical twins’ personalities are nature- or nurture-oriented is an example of basic research. Terminology A theory (in psychology) is an idea that explains some aspect of human behavior and psychology. Theories give psychologists material for new‚ testable hypotheses. A theory may be supported or disproved
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