unit 3 topic 2: visual perception

Question 1

sensation

Answer 1

sensing + receiving information
this is the INPUT

Question 2

perception

Answer 2

organising and interpreting the information that has been sensed

Question 3

reception

Answer 3

first step of sensation: where light enters into the eye - photoreceptors are used - includes rods (low light) and cones (colour)

Question 4

transduction

Answer 4

2nd step of sensation: light energy is converted into electrochemical nerve impulse

Question 5

transmission

Answer 5

3rd step of sensation: receptor cells send electrical impulse to primary visual cortex in occipital lobe

Question 6

selection

Answer 6

4th step (perception): we pick the important stimuli using feature detectors

Question 7

organisation

Answer 7

5th step (perception): visual cortex recognises info so we can make sense of it - organised

Question 8

interpretation

Answer 8

6th step (perception): where past experiences, context, emotion gives stimulus meaning

Question 9

order of stages of vision

Answer 9

1: reception
2: transduction
3: transmission
4:selection
5: organisation
6: interpretation