PSY 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Subliminal Stimuli, Frederic W. H. Myers, Color Vision
7 Aug 2013
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Sensation activation of the receptors by stimuli in the environment. Mueller"s law of specific nerve energies each receptor is designed to receive certain types of stimuli. But, under certain circumstances, receptors can receive other types of stimuli (touch stimulates eyes). Perception (based on learning and expectations) how we interpret information. Process of organizing and making sense of sensory information. Transduction taking stimulus and putting it in a form that can travel to the brain. If the outside environment is not changing, sensory receptors don"t continue to send as much information. (ex. But, habituation occurs in the brain, and adaption occurs in the receptors. (elevated train doesn"t wake you, but baby"s cry does. Lack of elevated train noise could wake you) Psychophysicist study the relationship between the mind and the body. For brightness, if weber"s k = 1/60, change from. Buying a car, an armani suit, wedding chair covers. After a large cost, a little more cost doesn"t seem that bad.
