U2 AOS 2 - distortions of perception of taste and vision

Question 1

Perceptual Distortions

Answer 1

occurs when an individual’s perceptual interpretation of a stimulus varies from how it is commonly perceived. Sensory data is processed in a different way.

Question 2

Synaesthesia

Answer 2

A rare condition in which certain sensations are perceived using another system.

Question 3

Causes of Synaesthesia

Answer 3

A person can be born with synaesthesia or develop it and the condition can be inherited via their genes or acquire it due to injury or drug use

Question 4

Spatial Neglect

Answer 4

A condition involving an inability to attend to sensory stimuli on one side of the body. It is damage to the right parietal lobe through stroke or injury. It results in the patient completely ignoring the left side of their world, even the left side of their body.

Question 5

Spatial Neglect Effect on Perception

Answer 5

More prone to accidents, overlook dressing one side of their body, not eating part of a meal, may not be able to move one side of their body or deny it exists

Question 6

Treatment for Spatial Neglect

Answer 6

Developing the person’s ability to attend to the neglected region and reroute neural connections