Sensation and Perception - Chapter 5

Transduction

The process by which sensory stimuli are converted to neural signals the brain can interpret

What is the order of sensation to perception go

Physical stimulus to sensory receptors to neural impulses to the brain

Perception is a WHAT process

Perception is a SUBJECTIVE process

Sensation

• The stimulation of WHAT

• Involved the absorption of WHAT (eg, light and sound waves) by WHAT (eg, eyes and ears)

Sensation

• The stimulation of SENSE ORGANS

• Involved the absorption of ENERGY (eg, light and sound waves) by SENSORY ORGANS (eg, eyes and ears)

Perception

• The selection, organization and interpretation of WHAT

• Involves WHAT and WHAT of sensory information into something meaningful

Perception

• The selection, organization and interpretation of SENSORY INFORMATION

• Involves ORGANIZATION and TRANSLATION of sensory information into something meaningful

What are the two types of reality

• WHAT

• WHAT

What are the two types of reality

• Physical (imaginary)

• Mental

What are the three things taht define colours

• WHAT

• WHAT

• WHAT

What are the three things that define colours

• Hue

• Saturation

• Value

Hue

red, green etc

Saturation

Essence of the hue

Value

Brightness / darkness

For red if you had max brightness and max saturation it would look like WHAT

If we then decreased the brightness/value

And if you decreased the saturation

Purity of sound

A pure tone that has only ONE FREQUENCY and one AMPLITUDE (eg, the single sine wave produced by a tuning fork)

What is timbre

Timbre is what sets apart the sound of a piano from the sound of a flute