Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Sound Localization, Proprioception, Basilar Membrane

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Technically, we are all born synesthetic: the neural pathways of infants are fairly undifferentiated and lead to cross-modal perception. Receptors translate stimulus properties into nerve impulses (transduction) Neural representation is compared with previously stored info in brain. Matching process results in recognition and interpretation of stimuli. Normal perceptual processes and synesthesia relate to mystery called binding problem. Sensation and perception blend well, hard to separate. Sensation- stimulus-detection process by which sense organs respond to and translate environmental stimuli into nerve impulses that are sent to the brain. Perception- (cid:373)aki(cid:374)g (cid:862)se(cid:374)se(cid:863) of (cid:449)hat our se(cid:374)ses tell us active process of organizing stimulus input and giving it meaning. Interpretation/perception of things is influenced by their context. Transduction- process where characteristics of a stimulus are converted into nerve impulses. Stimuli that different animals are sensitive to vary, product of adapting to environment. Human sensory systems designed to extract information from the environment we need to survive and function.