Intro

Question 1

define perception

Answer 1

ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses
How we view/sense/interact with the world

Question 2

Describe platos allegory of the cave

Answer 2

Prisoners face wall
Fire casts only shadows
Hear only echoes of sounds
Mistake appearance for realising - no nothing of real cause of shadow

Question 3

What does Plato suggest in his allegory of the cave

Answer 3

Live as prisoners in own brain
Neutrons allow to sense world
But only can make logical inferences - restricted understanding

Question 4

How does perception change between species

Answer 4

Diff perception based on main functions etc
Ow bees see more uv light for pollination
Rattlesnakes sense infrared
Elephants hear and communicate at low freq

Question 5

How do we know we are not just a sensory input

Answer 5

Have illusions
- physiological Ie excess stimulation
- cognitive ie thatcher illusion
Information from our senses is manipulated by how we organise an image, our language, the context, our culture and our experiences

Question 6

Define sensation

Answer 6

Physical feeling resulting from something that happens to or comes into contact with the body

Question 7

Define transduction

Answer 7

Changing chemical/auditory/visual into neural activity