PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4.1-4.2: Detection Theory, Gustav Fechner, Gestalt Psychology

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

Document Summary

The process of detecting and then translating the complexity of the world into meaningful experiences occurs in two stages neural signals. 1) sensation: the process of detecting external events by sense organs and turning those stoma into. 2) perception: involves attending to, organising, and interpreting stimuli that we sense. 3) transduction: when specialised receptors transform the physical energy of the outside world into neural impulses. (leads to our internal representation of the world) Pressure, stretching or piercing of the skin surface. Chemicals on the tongue and in the mouth. Light-sensitive structures at the back of the eye. Hair cells that respond to pressure changes in the ear. Different types of nerve cells that respond to pressure, temperature changes and pain. Cells lining the taste buds of the tongue. Nerve endings that respond selectively to different compounds. Doctrine of specific nerve energies - different senses are separated in the brain (german psychologist.