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Exploring Sensation and Perception: Understanding Reality Through Our Senses

Chapter 4 delves into the intricate concepts of sensation and perception, unraveling how we interpret the world around us. It explains key processes like bottom-up and top-down processing, as well as the pathways involved in sensory perception. Learn about thresholds related to sensory experiences, theories of color vision, and the anatomy of the eye and ear. Discover how Gestalt psychology influences our understanding of perception, including figure-ground relationships and constancy. Engage with activities that highlight these principles and enhance your grasp of how we perceive reality.

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Exploring Sensation and Perception: Understanding Reality Through Our Senses

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  1. Chapter 4 Sensation and Perception What is real??

  2. Sensation or Perception • Bottom-Up Processing • Afferent pathways • Top-Down Processing • Efferent pathways

  3. Absolute Threshold • Difference Threshold • Just noticeable difference • Weber’s Law Threshold

  4. Signal Detection Theory • Information Acquisition • Criterion Is he hitting on me...She is sooooo into me!!!

  5. Anatomy • Sclera • Iris • Pupil • Lens • Retina • Rods and cones • Fovea- “Blindspot” • Optic Nerve The EYE

  6. Theories of color vision • Trichromatic theory • Opponent-process theory Black, White, Or Red?

  7. Perception or Deception? Gestalt Psychology • Figure-ground relationship • Depth perception • Binocular cues • Convergence • Monocular clues • Closure • Proximity • Similarity • Perceptual constancy • Size constancy • Shape constancy • Color constancy

  8. I heard that..... • Physical Dimension of Sound • Amplitude (intensity) • Frequency • Complex sounds • Perceptual Dimension • Loudness • Pitch • Timbre

  9. That’s a sound theory • Place theory • Frequency theory

  10. Ow, ow, ouch!!! That hurt!!! • Slow Pain Pathway • Fast Pain Pathway

  11. Semicircular Canals Part of the ear that does not hear...

  12. Hey, girl. Have fun with this one. Put in all kinds of sensation and perception visuals. Add slides, and if you can come up with some activities, then go for it.

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