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1 Psychology Ch. 3 Sensation & Perception

2 Psychology Ch. 3 Sensation & Perception
-which includes smells, sights, sounds, tastes, balance, touch, and pain, are the raw data of experience. Def.: The experience of sensory stimulation

3 Psychology Ch. 3 Sensation & Perception
Consider- Sensation is the process by which our senses gather information and send that data to the brain. Temperature, brightness, voices, smells…. We don’t notice radio waves or microscopic particles- but they are part of the process. Abilities? Example- Dogs & smell

4 Psychology Ch. 3 Sensation & Perception
The mental process of sorting, identifying, and arranging these bits of information into meaningful patterns. Def.: The process of creating meaningful patterns from raw sensory information. Selection, organization & interpretation

5 How do we really know things? How do we know we can trust our senses?
Psychology Ch. 3 Sensation & Perception Why do we study Sensation & Perception? 1. Philosophy How do we really know things? How do we know we can trust our senses? How do determine true & false?

6 Example- Pavlov’s research
Psychology Ch. 3 Sensation & Perception Why do we study Sensation & Perception? 2. Sensation & Perception provides background for other areas of Psychology Example- Pavlov’s research

7 3. Practical Applications As example: Education Medicine
Psychology Ch. 3 Sensation & Perception Why do we study Sensation & Perception? 3. Practical Applications As example: Education Medicine

8 We should understand how our bodies function.
Psychology Ch. 3 Sensation & Perception Why do we study Sensation & Perception? 4. Personal Application We should understand how our bodies function.

9 5. Learn Scientific Approaches- New methods of understanding
Psychology Ch. 3 Sensation & Perception Why do we study Sensation & Perception? 5. Learn Scientific Approaches- New methods of understanding

10 Illustrates that we were constructed by more than chance.
Psychology Ch. 3 Sensation & Perception Why do we study Sensation & Perception? 6. Appreciation of our own design- Illustrates that we were constructed by more than chance.

11 Psychology Ch. 3 Sensation & Perception Themes:
1. Similarities between the senses. -All senses are transducers- they transfer energy -The way in which our senses are designed- receptor cells

12 Psychology Ch. 3 Sensation & Perception Themes:
2. Adaptation: Example: Tuning things out Sound Smell

13 Psychology Ch. 3 Sensation & Perception Themes:
3. Our senses perform extremely well. Individualized?

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