Psychology 2115A/B Chapter Notes -Foveal, Photopic Vision, Occipital Lobe

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2115A/B
• Professor: Anthony Skelton

Document Summary

When comparing colours, our visual system compares two different colours and this can change our perception when looking at these colours. Perception is the conscious view of a stimulus, a conscious sensory experience. Perception is used in relation to other sub-fields of psychology such as neuroscience, developmental psychology and cognitive psychology. It also applies to health and medical applications, the philosophical need to know and enhanced awareness of ourselves. Environmental stimulus: we take this outside stimulus, this starts our own perception. Principle of transformation (done by light reflecting on the retina) Receptor processes (transduction: these receptors are specific for each change, and these transform these stimuli into electrical signals. Neural processing: brain is processes these electrical signals and turns into a behavioural responses. Bottom up processing: emphasizes the basic components of an object, paying attention to specific letters, when reading a paragraph with mistakes.