PSYC 1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Color Vision, Peripheral Vision, Wavelength
Document Summary
However, as you will soon see, they are very distinct, yet complementary processes. Sensations can be defined as the passive process of bringing information from the outside world into the body and to the brain. For example - students in class should focus on what the teachers are saying and the overheads being presented. But someone from a different country with different experiences and history may not have any idea what to expect and thus be surprised when they see cars go driving by. Another example - you may look at a painting and not really understand the message the artist is trying to convey. But, if someone tells you about it, you might begin to see things in the painting that you were unable to see before. All of this is called psychophysics: psychophysics can be defined as, the study of how physical stimuli are translated into psychological experience.