PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Lateral Geniculate Nucleus, Basilar Membrane, Psychophysics
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Chapter 4. 1 sensatioan and perception at a glance. It is not the original sensory input that is most important for generating our perceptions; rather it is the brain area that processes this information. Light-sensitive structures at the back of the eye. Hair cells that respond to pressure changes in the ear. Different types of nerve endings that respond to pressure, temperature, changes, and pain. Cells lining the taste buds of the tongue. Pressure, stretching, or piercing of the skin surface. Chemicals on the tongue and in the mouth. Chemicals contracting mucus- lined membranes of the nose. Nerve endings that respond selectively to different compounds. This concept has real-world implications experience and judgment made by the subject. Working the scientific literacy model: backward messaging in music. Is where a word pronounced backwards sounds like another word (ex. Attention and perception: divided attention, selective attention. Paying attention to more than one stimulus or task at the same time.
