visual sensation + perception. Flashcards
what is visual perception?
the ability to see and interpret one’s visual environment. It is the brain’s ability to make sense of what the eyes see. The visual perception definition does not only include seeing; it also includes organising and interpreting visual information.
what is sensory systems?
A sensory system is the part of your body that detects and processes sensory information from the environment.
what is sensation?
process by which our sense organs and receptors detect and respond to sensory information that stimulates them.
- same for everyone
what is perception?
Perception is how your brain interprets sensory information to make sense of the world.
Your senses (like sight, sound, and touch) collect raw data, but perception is what turns that data into something meaningful—like recognizing a face, understanding speech, or feeling the texture of an object.
visual sensation.
Visual sensation is the raw process of your eyes detecting light, color, and shapes—before your brain interprets them.
It’s just the eyes gathering information, without assigning meaning. Perception comes next, when your brain processes what you see and recognizes objects, faces, or movement!
visual perception.
Visual perception is how your brain interprets what your eyes see.
Your eyes collect light and shapes (visual sensation), but your brain turns that into meaning—like recognizing faces, reading words, or understanding depth and motion.
So, visual sensation = seeing, and visual perception = understanding what you see!
what is a perceptual system?
A perceptual system is your body’s way of detecting, processing, and interpreting sensory information from the world around you.
