PSYC 107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Parallax, Absolute Threshold, Habituation

• School: Texas A&M University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 107
• Professor: Patrick Clifford

Document Summary

S e n s a tio n s. S e ns a tion: s timula tion of our s e ns e orga ns by fe a ture s of the oute r world. P hys ica l s timulus e ne rgy (e xte rna l) a ctiva te s e ns ory re ce ptors. S kin: bottom up proce s s ing. S me ll: 1 drop of pe rfume through 3 rooms: diffe re nce thre s hold. S e n s o ry s ys te m s. S pe cific ne rve e ne rgie s: cros s moda l proce s s ing. Fa r focus vs . ne a r focus. Iris : colore d mus cle a round the pupil: re tina : light s e ns itive s urfa ce on the ba ck of the e ye whe re.