PSYC 334 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Optic Nerve, Saccade, Sensory Memory
10 Jan 2019
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The process of receiving stimulation from the environment and the initial encoding of that stimulation into the nervous system. The information that gets sent along the optic nerve is not a smooth, continuous stream. Saccades (eye movements) and fixations, visual input is suppressed during saccades. Visual sensory memory: a temporary visual buffer that holds visual information for brief periods of time. Full report condition: report all items you saw. Typical spa of apprehension (number of individual items recallable after nay short display): 4. Partial report condition: after a sound that cues which row should be reported 3/4 (76%) Conclusion: all the info is there, it just disappears very quickly. The info can be picked up in 50 ms. After 50 ms that visual system processes the info and cant use new info. Try to figure out from the bits and pieces that you have.
