PSYB51H3 Chapter 1: chapter one - study guide
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Heraclitus- can never experience the same thing again, not ever the same, even if, perceiver knows. Adaptation- a reduction in response caused by prior or continuing stimulation ex odor detection. Ex. if u stare at the male face on the right then look at the mid then it will look like a female. If u stare at the female and then look at the middle then it will look like a male to u. Democritius- unlike plato, he has complete trust in senses, world is made up of atoms that collide without another, believe that sensations are caused by atoms leaving objects and making contact with our sense organs. So our senses are in direct contact with outside world. Mistake: light usually reflected from an object allowing us to see it, no atomic films peeling off of object. Closest is taste and olfaction for theory, chemical sense. According to theory primary qualities tat can be directly perceived ie weight, texture.
