Psychology 1000 Chapter 5-6: CHAPTER 5-6.pdf

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas- De Hoog

Document Summary

Sensation: stimulus detection process where sense organs respond to/translate stimuli into nerve impulses. Perception: making sense of what our senses tell us the active process of organizing stimulus input and giving it meaning. Activity in one part of the brain evokes responses in another part of the brain. May experience sounds as colours or tastes as touch sensations that have. Word-colour linkages: hearing certain words is associated with the neural. Women are more likely than men dedicated to another sensory modality activity in parts of the visual cortex different shapes. Transduction: sensory receptors translate information into nerve impulses. Feature detectors break down and analyze specific features of stimuli (see chart) Receptors translate stimulus properties into nerve impulses (transduction) Neural representation is compared with previously stored information in the brain. Matching process results in recognition and interpretation of stimuli. The sensory equipment of any species is an adaptation to the environment in which it lives.