PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Neural Adaptation, Subliminal Stimuli, Organization Of Ukrainian Nationalists

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Dan Meegan

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Sensation: process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment. Perception: process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events. Sensation and perception blend together into one continuous process. Analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain"s integration of sensory information. Starts at sensory receptors and works up to higher levels of processing (sensation) Information processing guided by higher-level mental processes, as when we construct perceptions drawing on our experience and expectations (perception) Transduction: the conversion of one form of energy into another. In sensation, the transforming of stimulus energies (such as sight) sounds and smells into neural impulses our brain can interpret. Receive sensory stimulation, often using specialized receptor cells. Psychophysics: the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity, and our psychological experience of them.