Psychology 3139A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Hyperthymesia, Sensory System, Visual Cortex

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3139A/B
• Professor: Karen Hussey

Document Summary

*the function of vision is to create perception (mind) but perception is not solely a representation of the data (the world). Turning raw data into perception using biases (stored memories) what the mind is all about. Visual illusions can be used to demonstrate how perception is constructed. At the same time, put your left hand next to the paper a few inches away from your left eye. *attention is absolutely necessary because without it information will not reach perception (though it may have been processed by the sensory system) Cannot see an object if you do not attend to it. *memory is used in the top-down processes vital to the speed of sight. But we attend to our biases (e. g. , conformation bias and innumerable other biases) and therefore memory is also biased and therefore mind is biased by using memory to construct mind from the top-down informing bottom-up processes.