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AP Psych Unit 3, Lesson 1 & 2, Basic Concepts of Sensation and Perception, Module 20 pgs. 203-13 and Lesson 2 Influences on Perception, Module 21 pgs. 215-20
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AP Psych Unit 3, Lesson 1 & 2, Basic Concepts of Sensation and Perception, Module 20 pgs. 203-13 and Lesson 2 Influences on Perception, Module 21 pgs. 215-20
AP Psych Unit 3, Lesson 1 & 2, Basic Concepts of Sensation and Perce
tion, Module 20 pgs. 203-13 and Lesson 2 Influences on Perception, Mod
21 pgs. 215-20
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1. Sensation The process by which our sensory receptors and nervous
system receive and represent stimulus energies from our
environment
2. Sensory recep- Specialized cells unique to each sense organ that respond
tors to a particular form of sensory stimulation.
3. Example of sen- Example: Your nose, eyes or other sensory organs bring in
sation information.... a smell... a color... a tall, blond boy...Every-
thing in the window.
4. Perception Process of organizing sensory information, enabling us to
recognize meaningful objects and events
5.
, AP Psych Unit 3, Lesson 1 & 2, Basic Concepts of Sensation and Perce
tion, Module 20 pgs. 203-13 and Lesson 2 Influences on Perception, Mod
21 pgs. 215-20
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dynmt7
Perception exam- Example: When your brain makes sense of that informa-
ple tion... oh.. that is my granddad's rhubarb pie, that turquoise
shirt is stunning, hey... is that my brother? What we let in
the window and give meaning to.
6. Bottom-up pro- Type of processing: Starts with SENSATION. Analysis that
cessing begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the
brain's integration of sensory information.
7. Top-down pro- Type of processing: Involves the use of preexisting knowl-
cessing edge to organize individual features into a unified whole.
8. Necker cube The elements of this figure, called a Necker cube, are eight
bottom-up and blue circles, each containing three converging white lines.
top-down pro- When we view these elements all together, however, we
cessing see a cube that sometimes reverses direction.
, AP Psych Unit 3, Lesson 1 & 2, Basic Concepts of Sensation and Perce
tion, Module 20 pgs. 203-13 and Lesson 2 Influences on Perception, Mod
21 pgs. 215-20
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dynmt7
9. Selective atten- Humans selectively attend to, and process, a very limited
tion portion of incoming information, blocking out much (se-
lective inattention) and often shifting the spotlight of our
attention from one thing to another.
10. Cocktail party ef- Scientists estimate we observe 11 million bits of info/sec,
fect but we focus on a small portion - 40. "Cocktail party
phenomenon" - ability to single out one voice from many
others, "change channels"
11. Show example of Example of dichotic listening task.
dichotic listening
task
12. Risk and cell Using a cell phone (even a hands-free set) carries a risk
phone distrac- 4 times higher than normal— equal to the risk of drunk
tions while dri- driving
ving
13. Inattentional Failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed
blindness elsewhere. Focused intently on one task, we often dis-
play inattentional blindness (including change blindness)
to other events and changes around us.
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