KIN 284 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Subjective Constancy, Somatosensory System, Depth Perception
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Perception: processes used to gather and interpret sensory information from the internal and external environment. Physical energy stimulates sensory receptors, which translates into neural impulse to transfer message to the brain. Name all perceptual modalities and the senses they pair with. Eyes receive light and generate messages through nerve impulses about that light. Visual pathways transmit light through the optic tract to visual centres of the brain. Know the differences between an adult and newborn eye and how these differences affect sight. Retina is thicker with no distinct fovea (leads to blurry vision) Weak ciliary muscles (inability to change lens shape) Object permanence is the realisation that objects continue to exist when they are no longer in the field of view. Describe what the following visual skills are: perceptual constancy, spatial orientation, figure-ground perception, depth perception (absolute and relative), perception of movement.
