Perception Flashcards
Refers to the interpretation of what we take in through our senses
Perception
Conscious outcome of sense organs and projection regions
Sensation
Information acquired from the environment via the sense organ is transformed
Perception
Absorption of physical energy by receptors
Reception
Translation of physical energy into electrochemical activity
Transduction
Relationship between aspects of the physical stimulus
Coding
Some things in our environment tend to attract attention
Object of perception
Our surroundings at the moment of perception will affect our perception
Background and surrounding
We each bring unique experiences and personal points of view
The perceiver
Our brain try to see patterns or shapes that are recognizable
Grouping
Coherent objects and events out of segregated sensory/perceptual inputs
Organizing
Understanding which input belong together
Parsing
Focused on how wr group objects
Gestalt psychologist