PSYC 2390 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Temporal Lobe, Absolute Threshold, Agnosia

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2390
• Professor: Lana Trick

Document Summary

This is an object: the perception of the object is based on the light re ected on it and reaching the visual receptors. Re ection of light introduces the principle of transformation - stimuli and responses created by stimuli are transformed/changed, between the distal stimulus and perception. Rst transformation occurs when light hits the object and re ected light depends on properties of the light energy, object, and atmosphere through which the light is transmitted. Monday, january 8, 2018: sensory receptors are cells specialized to respond to a speci c environmental energy. Distinguish between perception (conscious awareness of the object) and recognition (place object in category that gives it meaning) Monday, january 8, 2018: visual form agnosia is the inability to recognize objects, nal response includes action and motor activities. Categorizing objects acquired over years can have in uence: bottom-up processing (data-based processing) is based on the stimuli reaching the receptors.