PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Depth Perception, Absolute Threshold, Binding Problem

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Lisa Giguere

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Mon oct 19 12-2:30 lib room 359 slg review for exam. The senses do not deceive, it is the judgement that deceives. goethe. Perception: the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events. Parallel processing refers to building perceptions out of sensory details processed in different areas of the brain. Bottom-up processes: construct the whole from its parts: starts with activity in the primary visual cortex followed by the association cortex. In psychology, it often refers to a person"s subjecting awareness, including thoughts, perception, experiences, and self-awareness. Taking possession by the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or train of thought . Withdrawal from some things in order to deal effectively with others . A condition which has a real opposite in the confused, dazed, scatterbrained state which is called distraction .