Sensation and Perception
Sensation and Perception. Unit 4. Sensation. Sensation vs. Perception. Steps to sensation. 1. Accessory Structures 2. Transduction 3. Sensory Neurons 4. Thalamus or Amygdala 5. Cerbral Cortex. Bottom-Up processing OR Top-Down processing. Bottom-Up processing OR Top-Down processing.
Sensation and Perception
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Sensation and Perception Unit 4
Sensation • Sensation vs. Perception
Steps to sensation • 1. Accessory Structures • 2. Transduction • 3. Sensory Neurons • 4. Thalamus or Amygdala • 5. Cerbral Cortex
Bottom-Up processing OR Top-Down processing • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jkaSIOqUgY
Sensation • Psychophysics • Absolute threshold • http://www.garyfisk.com/anim/threshold.swf • Signal Detection theory • Difference threshold • Just noticeable difference • Weber’s Law • Sensory Adaptation
Sensation • Subliminal Stimulation
Taste/Gustation • Chemical Sense • Receptors • Taste buds • Primary tastes • sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami • Flavor
Smell/Olfaction • Emotion • Amygdala • Chemical • Receptors • Olfactory rods • Cilia • Primary Odors • Anosmia • Gender • Age
Vision • Light Waves • Frequency • Amplitude
Parts of the Eye • Cornea • Pupil • Iris • Lens • Retina
Eye, cont. • Receptors • Cones • Rods • Fovea • Blind Spot • Optic Nerve • Afterimages
Theories of Vision • Parallel Processing • Young-Helmholtz • Trichromatic theory • Opponent-Process Theory
Optical Defects • Nearsightedness • Farsightedness • Night-blindness • Colorblindness
Hearing • Sound Waves • Frequency • Pitch • Hertz • Amplitude • Loudness • Decibels
Parts of the Ear • Outer Ear • Auditory Canal • Middle Ear • Eardrum • Hammer • Anvil • Stirrup • Inner Ear • Cochlea • Basilar Membrane • Cilia • Auditory Nerve http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O-adw-HyrQ
Theories of Hearing • Place Theory • Frequency- Matching theory • aka Volley Principle
Hearing Disabilities • Conduction Deafness • Nerve Deafness • Aka sensorineural hearing loss • Cochlear implant
Vestibular Sense • Equilibrium • Inner ear • Semicircular canals • Vestibular sacs
Touch • Skin • Pressure • Depressed • Changes • Active or Passive • Temperature • Pain • A-delta fibers • C fibers • Serotonin • Endorphins • Gate control theory
Kinesthetic • Position and Movement • Receptors • Joints and muscles
Perception Optical Illusions
Perception • The interpretation of sensory information
Gestalt • When given a cluster of sensations people tend to organize them into a gestalt • A meaningful whole • Necker cube
Gestalt • Principles by which we organize our sensations into perceptions • Our brain does more than register information about the world
Gestalt :Figure-Ground • The organization of the visual field into object (figures) that stand out from their surroundings
Gestalt :Grouping - Proximity • We group nearby figures ************ ************ ************
Gestalt :Grouping - Similarity • We group similar figures together
Gestalt :Grouping - Continuity • We perceive smooth, continuous patterns
Gestalt :Grouping - Connectedness • Because they are linked we perceive them as a set, even if they are not uniform
Gestalt :Grouping - Closure • We fill in gaps to create complete, whole objects
Depth Perception • The ability to see objects in 3-D although the images that strike the retina are 2-D • Allows us to judge distance
Depth Perception • Visual Cliff
Depth Perception • Binocular Cues • Depth cues that depend on two eyes • Retinal Disparity
Binocular Cues • Convergence • when projecting images on the retinas, the eyes must rotate inward • The closer the perceived object is, the more they must rotate • Only effective for short distances (less than 25 feet)
Depth Perception • Monocular Cues • Depth cues that can be gained from either eye
Monocular Cues: relative height • We perceive objects higher in our field of vision as farther way
Monocular Cues: relative size • If we assume two objects are similar in size, we assume the smaller one is farther away
Monocular Cues: interposition • If one object partially block the view of another object, we perceive it as closer
Monocular Cues: linear perspective • Parallel line (railroad tracks) appear to converge in the distance. The more they converge, the greater their distance.