PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Sigmund Freud, Pilot Light, Retina

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Richard Ennis

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Lecture 4: sensation and perception: sensation: process by which we bring in external energy sources into out cns, perception: making sense of the external energy sources brought in through sensation i. e. a 13 c. **the middle characters can either be perceived as 13 or a capital b. Sensation; physical sensing of environment physiological process relatively objective learning/experience not required i. e. : chalk on a board. Perception; mental interpretation of environment psychological process relatively subjective dependant on learning/experience i. e. : words on a board. Extrasensory perception: perception without sensation. having cognitive knowledge of something before it happens. experiencing something that is happening, but not within your the ability to speak to one another without exchanging any known. Telepathy; the ability to move objects without touching them. Lecture 4 (part 2): states of consciousness; sleep and dreams. Sleep at one point was dismissed as not awake .