Lecture 3: Sensation And Perception Flashcards
What are the types of stimulus energy?
- Light
- Smell
- Sound
- Touch
- See
What are the sensory receptors?
- Eyes
- Ears
- Nose
- Mouth
- Skin
What are neural impulses?
Signals transmitted by sensory receptors
What areas does the brain contain?
- Visual
- Auditory
- Olfactory
What is sensation?
Stimulation of organs
What is perception?
Selection, organization and interpretation of sensory input
What is Psychophysics?
Study of how physical stimuli are translated into psychological experience
What is a threshold?
Dividing point between detectable and undetectable energy levels
What is an absolute threshold?
Minimum stimulation detectable 50% of the time
Example: Candle light seen 50KM away
What is a noticeable difference?
Smallest difference in stimulation that a sense can detect
What is Weber’s Law?
Noticeable difference is a constant proportion of the initial stimulus
What is Signal Detection Theory?
Detection of stimuli involves decision process influenced by factors besides intensity
What is subliminal perception?
Registration of sensory input without conscious awareness
What is reversible figure?
Drawing with two interpretations that can be shifted back and forth
What is perceptual set?
Readiness to see a stimulus in a certain way
What is Change blindness?
Failure to see obvious change in environment
What is inattentional blindness?
Failure to see unexpected visual objects or events
What is feature analysis?
Process of detecting elements in visual awareness and assembling them
What are the elements of sensation and perception?
- Good figure
- Ground
- Proximity
- Closure
- Similarity
- Continuation
- Symmetry
What is distal stimulus?
Stimulus in the distance
What is proximal stimulus?
Stimulus energies directly on sensory receptors
What is Perceptual hypothesis?
Guesses for which distance stimuli could be responsible for sensed proximal stimuli
What is depth perception?
Visual cues indicating nearness or fairness of an object
What is binocular depth cues?
Different angles of light entering eyes to determine closeness or farness
What is retinal disparity?
Retinas projecting slightly different image locations on each eye
What is monocular depth cues?
Judging distance using one eye