1. JOURNAL ENTRY DO YOU BELIEVE IN UFOs?
WHEN PEOPLE CLAIM TO SEE UFOs, DO YOU BELIEVE THEY ARE TELLING THE TRUTH?

2. SENSATION AND PERCEPTION
Intro to Psychology
SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

3. SENSATION vs PERCEPTION
SENSATION = The detection of physical energy
PERCEPTION = The interpretation
of sensory info.
EXAMPLE:
Seeing & Believing

4. Our Body's Messenger System
HOW do we Sense Things?
SENSE RECEPTORS are cells located in the sense organs (eyes, ears, etc.) that convert _______________ energy to ______________ energy
Our Body's Messenger System
PHYSICAL
ELECTRICAL
SENSE RECEPTORS ▼
SENSORY NEURONS
BRAIN CELLS
I’m not the only one who has electrical currents running through my body!

5. HMM??
Think for a second just how much sensory information your mind is receiving at any one moment

6. INTERNET BRAIN
How can your brain possibly make sense of all this information and interpret it properly?

7. FUN TIME!
What do you think might happen if your sensory neurons sent information to the wrong part of the brain?

8. WEIRD, but TRUE! SYNESTHESIA
_______________: A rare condition in which stimulation of one sense also evokes a sensation in another
In other words, a person might see sounds or smell colors
EXAMPLE 1: A person may say that
the aroma of cinnamon feels like velvet
EXAMPLE 2: One might say that the
sound of a clarinet tastes like cherries.