PSYC 3690- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 28 pages long!)

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3690
• Professor: Alistair Mapp

Document Summary

Eyes, which contain a light-sensitive chemical, to sense light; Ears, which are fitted with tiny vibrating hairs to sense pressure changes in the air; Small pressure detectors of various shapes embedded under the skin to sense stimuli on the skin; and that are ingested. Two types of chemical detectors to detect gases that are inhaled and solids and liquids. The human brain is an information processing system with 100 billion complex active units. Perception is conscious experience that results from stimulation of the senses. and interconnections. Perceiving is something that occurs almost effortlessly. Everything you see, hear, taste, feel, or smell is the result of the activity in your nervous. This is achieved by activating sensory receptors in your body designed to respond to system and your knowledge gained from past experience. light energy, sound energy, chemical stimuli, and pressure on the skin. Perception depends on the properties of the sensory receptors.