PS262 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Gustav Fechner, Psychophysics, Action Action
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Just as the audience sees only a small part of what is happening during a play, your perception of the world around you is only a small part of what is happening as you perceive. The perceptual process, shown in figure 1. 1. , is a sequence of processes that work together to determine our experience of and reaction to stimuli in the environment. Figure 1. 1 divides the processes into four categories: stimulus, electricity, experience and action, and knowledge. 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 we bring to the perceptual situation.
