Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Detection Theory, Subliminal Stimuli, Absolute Threshold

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Terry Biggs

Document Summary

Synaesthesia- mixing of senses , sounds a colours or tastes as touch sensations: provide glimpses into different aspects of how we sense and understand our world. Sensation- environmental stimuli into nerve impulses that are sent to the brain. Perception- making sense of what are senses tell us is the active process of organizing this stimulus input and giving it meaning. Perception is an active an d creative process, the same sensory input may be perceived in different ways at different times: your interpretation, or perception, is influenced by contex. 5 classical senses: vision, audition- hearing, touch. Pain temperature: gustation- taste, olfaction- smell. Immune system also has sensory functions that allow it to detect foreign invaders and to receive stimulation from the brain. Human sensory systems are designed to extract from the environment the information that we need to function and survive.