Perception Flashcards
1
Q
Serial processing
A
info from a single sensation (proprio)
2
Q
Parallel processing
A
different types of sensory info being processed at the same time (touch and position; vision takes form/color)
3
Q
Parietal lobe area 1
A
movement (sensory)
4
Q
Parietal lobe area 2
A
combines info from 1 and 3a (perception)
sends info to entire body of primary motor cortex (homonculus)
5
Q
Parietal lobe area 3a/3b
A
individual receptor info
6
Q
Agnosia
A
not able to identify things through touch or vision
7
Q
Figure ground
A
see parts of visual field as solid (can’t distinguish from background)
8
Q
Apraxia
A
inability to perform purposeful movements
