About this class
- 1.Understanding the specialized nature of each sensory system enables researchers to generate theories about how information is transmitted and develop treatments for disorders that result when these systems are impaired.
- 2.After sensory information is transmitted to the brain, it must undergo additional processing to create perception. A variety of factors influence perception, including specific features of the information itself, the individual’s biological dispositions and past experience, and even cultural influences.
- 3.The brain uses selective attention and other processes to manage the wide variety of stimuli it continually perceives and focus only on information deemed important.
- 4.Many people believe in “paranormal” phenomena, such as extrasensory perception, but psychological research demonstrates that there is no empirical basis to parapsychological claims.
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Introduction to Sensation and Perception
5.89 MB
<p>Introduction to Sensation and Perception</p>
The Visual System
5.89 MB
<p>The Visual System</p>
Auditory Perception
5.89 MB
<p>Auditory Perception</p>
The Sense of Touch and Somatosensation
5.89 MB
<p>The Sense of Touch and Somatosensation</p>
Gustation: The Sense of Taste
5.89 MB
<p>Gustation: The Sense of Taste</p>
Olfaction: The Sense of Smell
5.89 MB
<p>Olfaction: The Sense of Smell</p>
Perceptual Organization
5.89 MB
<p>Perceptual Organization</p>
Perceptual Development
5.89 MB
<p>Perceptual Development</p>
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