PS101 Lecture Notes - Gestalt Psychology, Oval Window, Temporal Lobe
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Difference threshold: the smallest increase or decrease in a physical stimulus that is required to produce the. Just noticeable difference (jnd) in sensation that is detectable 50% of the time: when you notice something is there and the difference between two sensations. If you have to pick up a cousin that you don"t know from an airport with an old picture. Perception without awareness: subliminal perception the registration of sensory input without conscious awareness. Sensory adaption: process of becoming less sensitive to an unchanging sensory stimulus over time, automatic process, gradual decline in sensitivity due to prolonged stimulation, allows us to shift attention. Blind spot is where the optic nerve is: sensation gives us the visual cues, perception fills in the blanks and identifies what you are sensing. Vision: the eye: channel light to the neural tissue the receives it (retina) and they house that tissue.
