Sensation and perception 5.1 5.2 5.7

Question 1

Sensation VS Perception

Question 2

Sensation

Answer 2

Features of the environment, Ie. Electromagnetic wavelengths of light or changes in air pressure that create sound that we use to create understanding of world

Question 3

Perception

Answer 3

Processing of stimuli to create an understanding of the world

Question 4

Transduction

Question 5

Bottom up processing

Answer 5

neural process that starts with the physical message or sensations up to the brain

Question 6

Top down processing

Answer 6

neural process that builds upon ones prior understanding of the world ie memories, beliefs, and expectations combined with incoming neural messages

Question 7

Stimulus detection

Answer 7

The principle that states stimuli detection is based off of many thing person to person such as culture, geography, etc REFER TO 5.7 at end for more info

Question 8

What is figure ground perception

Answer 8

ability to differentiate an object from its background

Question 9

Principle of similarity

Answer 9

Object that have similar physical traits will be grouped together ie. Spectators in the same color jersey at a football game

Question 10

Principle of closure

Answer 10

Brain can perceive whole objects even when some information is missing

Question 11

Principle of proximity

Answer 11

object that are close together will be grouped together ie. Square shape made up of circles place close together, brain perceives square

Question 12

Principle of good continuation

Answer 12

You can still follow lines despite them crossing over one another in other words the ability to interpret/follow obscure images with crossing lines

Question 13

Principle of common fate

Answer 13

Objects moving together will be grouped together

Question 14

Properties of waves