U2 AOS 2 - Perception

Question 1

Sensation

Answer 1

is the process of detecting and receiving raw sensory stimuli and send this information to the brain

Question 2

Perception

Answer 2

is the process by which we interpret and give meaning to sensory information. Perception is an active process.

Question 3

Top Down Processing

Answer 3

applying our prior knowledge and expectations to a situation, which changes how we perceive it. Our schemas, shape how we individually perceive stimuli. Eg The Kanizsa triangle illusion

Question 4

Bottom Up Processing

Answer 4

Begins with sensory information, which is then processed and integrated to produce meaning. It relies on sensory data and is typically an automatic
process.
Eg. Blind taste testing food