Perception - Sensation And Perception

Question 1

What is sensation

Answer 1

Sensations are processed by sense receptors (5 senses)
Our brain interprets the information from our five senses which leads to perception.
Eg: watching fireworks or tasting ice cream

Question 2

What is perception

Answer 2

Organisation and interpretation of sensory information by the brain.
Information received from sense receptors is combined with the brain’s interpretation of what that information means.
Eg: our sense receptors see a chair and our brain has to figure out what to do with it.

Question 3

What’s the difference between perception and sensations?

Answer 3

Sensations are the ‘feeling’ and perception is the ‘thinking’.
Sensations are detecting a stimulus and perception is interpreting and understanding it.

Question 4

Describe the Ames room

Answer 4

Misinterpreted depth cue.
Invented by Ames (1934).
Room looks normal but is actually the shape of a trapezoid.
When two people stand on either side on the back wall, one appears to be much bigger even though they’re not.