PSYC1002 Study Guide - Final Guide: Qualia, Enteric Nervous System, Group C Nerve Fiber

• School: University of Sydney
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC1002
• Professor: Psychology professor

Document Summary

Sensation: how your senses transform physical properties of the environment and body into electrical signals relayed to the brain. Perception: process of organizing, selecting, and interpreting these signals. Determines what we believe is real and what exists. Qualia - individual instances of subjective, conscious experience. Illusions indicate we don"t know exactly how things are structured in the world around us. They provide insight into how perceptual systems break down. Reveal the kinds of assumptions or general rules we are using to make guesses (or inferences) about the physical world. Vision receptors in eyes respond to light. Hearing receptors in ears respond to sound and vibrations. Taste receptors on tongue respond to chemicals. Smell (olfaction) receptors in the nose respond to chemicals. Vestibular inner ear senses gravity and movement. Taste and smell are most developed senses at birth. Tastes - papillae (causes bumpy appearance on tongue) Located at the anterior portion of tongue (tip).