PS262 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Absolute Threshold, Reticular Theory, Neuron Doctrine
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Ps262 introduction to perception chapter 1 summary. Is a sequence of processes that work together to determine our experience of and reaction to stimuli in the environment. Stimulus refers to what is out there in the environment, what we actually pay attention to and what stimulates our receptors. Electricity refers to the electrical signals that are created by the receptors and transmitted to the brain. Experience and action refers to our goal to perceive, recognize and react to the stimuli. Knowledge refers to knowledge that we bring to the perceptual situation. Exists both out there in the environment and within the person"s body. The environmental stimulus is all the things in our environment that we can potentially perceive. The attended stimulus changes from moment to moment, as we shift our attention. Transduction is the transformation of one form of energy into another form of energy.
