G PSY CH 5 & 10 SG Flashcards
Sensation
Process where sensory organs receive and detect stimuli (provides the brain info from environment)
Transduction…
is the first step-sending impulses to brain
Perception
Process of organizing and interpreting sensory info (enables us to recognize meaningful objects)
Perception is…
Active process and experience based
What is the between sensation and perception?
Sensation is a physical process, whereas perception is psychological
Synesthesia
Mingling or blending of the senses (cross-activiation in the brain)
Taste (gustation)
Papillae house our tastebuds which contain the sensory receptors for taste (allows us to detect five, basic tastes: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami and maybe oleogustus (taste of fat))
Smell (olfaction)
The sensation that results from the detection of odorous substances aerosolized in the environment
Sight (vision)
A variety of neurons that detect colors, shapes, and motion, and that create meaningful perceptions out of the incoming stimuli
Hearing (audition)
Allows one to identify and recognize objects in the world based on the sound they produce, and this makes communication using sound possible
Touch (tactition)
Allows us to receive information about our internal and external environments, making it important for sensory perception
Anosmia
Loss of sense of smell
Supertasters
Person who tastes certain flavors more strongly than others (especially bitter)
Similarity
Group like objects together
Figure Ground
Figure - object of your attention (ground - background)
