PSY 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18-19: Detection Theory, Sensory System, Peripheral Vision
10 Oct 2018
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Basic concepts of perception and sensation (chapter 18) Perception represent stimulating energies from the environment. : process where the sensory receptors and nervous system receive and. : process where the brain organizes and interprets sensory information. Susie looks at her friend and her sensation is normal. She may recognize people from their hair, voice, or physique, just not their face. : starts at the sensory receptors and works up to higher levels of. : constructs perceptions from the sensory input by drawing on one"s experience and expectations. Sensory + perceptual processes work together to help sort out complex images. Transduction: sensory systems convert one from of energy into another, all of the senses, receive sensory stimulation, transform the stimulation into neural impulses, deliver the neural information to the brain, transduction the brain to use. : process of converting one form of energy into another for.
