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    Sensory Perceptions

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    Assignment 1: Sensory Perceptions Nicole Brock PHI 210 Renee Pistone 10/21/2012 “The brain‚ a complex structure‚ allows a human being to perceive and react to their environment‚ contemplate "the big questions‚" and experience a myriad of emotions. The brain controls the body and maintains the delicate internal balance needed to sustain life” (Smith‚ 2010). If fortunate enough‚ we humans all have five senses: vision‚ hearing‚ taste‚ touch‚ and smell. All of these senses that we have‚ work

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    been the foundation for our lives since before birth. It is a safe assumption that sensing shapes the world around us and helps us to synthesize information. The unique thing about sensing is that no two people will have identical thoughts or perceptions; hence‚ the innumerous possibilities of sensory output. Although the senses are the foundation of our beings‚ there are instances when we must question the accuracy/inaccuracy of sensory information. Below I will attempt to explain the instances

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    Sensation and Perception

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    Psychology Sensation and Perception As we began the experiment‚ there was a tranquil and quiet environment. But as time passed disturbances and laughs were affecting how well I was able to distinguish the food and even the smells. According to the signal detection theory‚ the environment‚ our moods and attitudes play a great role in determining what we can or cannot distinguish. Although I was not able to detect some of the food and smells‚ I was able to distinguish most of them. I believe

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    Selective Perception

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    Selective perception - it is a distance given to drive by car. Every person‚ who would do that‚ would notice different buildings‚ signs‚ posters and etc. We cannot notice everything‚ because our brain cannot receive that much information. So we concentrate on safe driving‚ and notice only those things‚ that we like: the dreamer will be looking at clouds perhaps‚ the advertising manager will be analysing new posters that competitors made‚ the old man will be looking at every road sign in order to

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    Unit Two: Perception Key Concepts Candidates should be able to: • describe the difference between sensation and perception using shape constancy‚ colour constancy and visual illusions; • explain depth cues‚ including linear perspective‚ height in plane‚ relative size‚ superimposition and texture gradient. Core theory: constructivist theory Candidates should be able to: • outline the role of experience in perception; • explain the concept of top-down processing; • explain the concept of

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    Tim Crane Perception

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    Tim Crane claims that the usual‚ instinctual way of regarding perception is as an “openness to the world.” However‚ the fact that illusions and hallucinations can occur seems to indicate some sort of fault with the typical view‚ as these bizarre experiences give rise to questions about the nature and coherence of perception. He asserts that in order to escape this problem‚ philosophers must provide a theory of perception which both maintains integrity to our intuitions and explains how perceptual

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    Self – Perception In Sport As an athlete you are told that agility‚ stamina‚ and strength are the most important characteristics toward success. In reality if you have confidence that you are the most agile and strong it will take you much farther. As athletes we cannot underestimate the power of mind over matter. Self-perception plays a major role in sports so as coaches‚ athletes‚ and parents we need to start training accordingly. Self-perception is how a person thinks of them self. In athletes

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    Perception can be defined as a process by which individuals select‚ organize and interpret their sensory impressions‚ so as to give meaning to their environment. Perception is a complex cognitive process and differs from person to person. People’s behavior is influenced by their perception of reality‚ rather than the actual reality. In comparison to sensation‚ perception is a much broader concept. Sensation involves simply receiving stimuli through sensory organs‚ whereas the process of perception

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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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    Perception vs Reality

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    Damion Stone Are Some Decisions Base on: Perception or Reality? Have you ever thought you heard something‚ but there was nothing there? Have you ever thought you saw someone in the corner of your eye‚ and when you looked there was no person there? When we look down from a high building on people‚ do they appear small like ants? Aren’t there thousands of occasions when we do misperceive? What is reality and perception? Mainstream science describes reality as "the state of things as they actually

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