PSYCH 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Shap, Dichromacy, Retina
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Proximal stimulus (stimulus energy radiated or reflected by distal stimulus) Proximal stimulus: the pattern of energy that is radiated or reflected by the distal stimulus that falls on sensory receptors. Transduction: the process of converting an external energy or substance into electrical activity within neurons bottom up and top down processing bottom up. Analysis of the stimulus begins with the sense receptors and works up to the level of the brain and mind top down. Information processing guided by higher level mental processes as we construct perceptions, drawing on our experience and expectations. Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at cmabrigde uinervtisy, it deosn"t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.
