Psychology 1000 Chapter 5: Very Comprehensive and Organized

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

Document Summary

Synaesthesia: mixing of the senses experiencing sound as colours or tastes. 150 women have it, 1 in 7150 men have it. These people provide glimpses into different aspects of how we sense and understand our world. Specific types of stimuli activate specialized sensory receptors. Stimulus can be light, sound waves/chemical molecule, whatever. These are translated into nerve impulses, the only language the nervous system understands. Stimulus is matched within an internal storehouse of knowledge which allows us to recognize the stimulus and give it meaning. Sensation: stimulus detection process where our sense organs respond to and translate environmental stimuli into nerve impulses that are sent to the brain. Perception: making sense of what our senses tell us. The active process of organizing this stimulus input and giving it meaning. The same sensory input may be perceived in different ways at different times because perception is active and a creative procesess. For example: abc: we perceive the middle symbol as b.