Unit 3- Sensation and Perception
Read- chapters 4 and 16
Concepts and Terms-
sensation-
sense receptors-
perception-
top down processing-
bottom up processing-
absolute threshold-
subliminal messages-
difference threshold-
weber's constant-
jnd (just noticeable difference)
sensory adaptation-
desensitization-
signal-detection-
gate theory-
distal stimulus-
proximal stimulus-
phantom limb pain-
vision-
pupil, lens, and retina-
iris,fovea, optic nerve
cornea-
blind spot-
photo receptor-
rods and cones-
visual acuity-
snellen chart-
afterimage-
stroboscopic motion-
retinal disparity-
monocular cue-
relative size-
clearness-
interposition-
shadowing-
perspective-
texture gradient-
motion parallax-
binocular cue-
retinal disparity
convergence-
depth perception-
color blindness-
ROY G. BIV
optic nerve-
auditory nerve-
hammer -
anvil-
stirrup-
cochlea-
ear drum-
middle ear-
conductive deafness-
pitch-
hertz-
frequency-
loudness-
amplitude-
decibels-
olfactory nerve-
flavor-
taste-
skin senses-
kinesthesis-
vestibular senses-
visual neglect-
blind sight-
capgras delusion-
Ames room-
rules of perceptual organization-
continuity-
proximity-
inclusiveness-
similarity-
closure-
common fate-
visual illusions
illusion of contour
illusion of depth
illusion of interrupted extent
figure ground illusion
height-width illusion
illusion of contrast
leadership styles-
laissez-faire leader-
authoritarian leader-
democratic leader-
Stanford prison experiment-
conformity-
obedience-
group think-
foot-in-door effect-
fundamental attribution error-
People-
David Hubel
Misha Pavel
Dr. Ramachandran
Derek Stein
Graham Young
TeChan
Temple Grandon
Helen Keller
Leslie Limkey
James Vicary-
Stanley Milgram-
Kurt Lewin-
Phillip Zimbardo
Solomon Asch
J.A. Krosnick
Irving Janis
Gustav Theodor Fechner
Ernst Heinrich Weber
Herman Von Helmholtz
Questions and things to do-
1. Read the "truth and fiction" questions at the beginning of each chapter (4 and 16) and search through
your text for the answers.
2. Are your eyes making mistakes when you encounter a visual illusion?
3. Do you have a blind spot? What causes it?
4. How does a motion picture make us believe that an actual fluid event is occurring?
5. Do subliminal messages work?
6. How does your body collect sensation data?
7. Does culture play a role in our perceptions? Be able to site an example.
8. Why does smell trigger memories more so than the other senses?
9. What advantages and disadvantages are caused by the brain taking short cuts?
10. Can situations trigger changes in perceptions? Be able to site an example.
11. What are some of the factors that contribute to conformity?
12. What are some of the fractors that lead to being for prone to following orders- (obedience)?
13. What is an advantage to sensory adapation?
14. What does the tongue actually taste?
15. What is the difference between taste and flavor?
Skills-
1. Students will have an idea of the thresholds for the human senses. See the chart on page 143.
2. Students will have an understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum. pg 148 (Roy G. Biv)
3. Students will have an idea of the geography of the human eye. pg. 149
4. Students will have an understanding of the skin senses.
5. Students will "see" from a different perspective and see how the mind adjusts.
6. Students will learn why smell has such a powerful trigger to our memories.
7. Students will learn how to identify different types of visual illusions.
8. Students will experience subliminal experiences.
9. Students will be able to identify the different rules of perceptual organization.
10. Students will have an understanding of how the monocular and binocular cues for depth work?
Read- chapters 4 and 16
Concepts and Terms-
sensation-
sense receptors-
perception-
top down processing-
bottom up processing-
absolute threshold-
subliminal messages-
difference threshold-
weber's constant-
jnd (just noticeable difference)
sensory adaptation-
desensitization-
signal-detection-
gate theory-
distal stimulus-
proximal stimulus-
phantom limb pain-
vision-
pupil, lens, and retina-
iris,fovea, optic nerve
cornea-
blind spot-
photo receptor-
rods and cones-
visual acuity-
snellen chart-
afterimage-
stroboscopic motion-
retinal disparity-
monocular cue-
relative size-
clearness-
interposition-
shadowing-
perspective-
texture gradient-
motion parallax-
binocular cue-
retinal disparity
convergence-
depth perception-
color blindness-
ROY G. BIV
optic nerve-
auditory nerve-
hammer -
anvil-
stirrup-
cochlea-
ear drum-
middle ear-
conductive deafness-
pitch-
hertz-
frequency-
loudness-
amplitude-
decibels-
olfactory nerve-
flavor-
taste-
skin senses-
kinesthesis-
vestibular senses-
visual neglect-
blind sight-
capgras delusion-
Ames room-
rules of perceptual organization-
continuity-
proximity-
inclusiveness-
similarity-
closure-
common fate-
visual illusions
illusion of contour
illusion of depth
illusion of interrupted extent
figure ground illusion
height-width illusion
illusion of contrast
leadership styles-
laissez-faire leader-
authoritarian leader-
democratic leader-
Stanford prison experiment-
conformity-
obedience-
group think-
foot-in-door effect-
fundamental attribution error-
People-
David Hubel
Misha Pavel
Dr. Ramachandran
Derek Stein
Graham Young
TeChan
Temple Grandon
Helen Keller
Leslie Limkey
James Vicary-
Stanley Milgram-
Kurt Lewin-
Phillip Zimbardo
Solomon Asch
J.A. Krosnick
Irving Janis
Gustav Theodor Fechner
Ernst Heinrich Weber
Herman Von Helmholtz
Questions and things to do-
1. Read the "truth and fiction" questions at the beginning of each chapter (4 and 16) and search through
your text for the answers.
2. Are your eyes making mistakes when you encounter a visual illusion?
3. Do you have a blind spot? What causes it?
4. How does a motion picture make us believe that an actual fluid event is occurring?
5. Do subliminal messages work?
6. How does your body collect sensation data?
7. Does culture play a role in our perceptions? Be able to site an example.
8. Why does smell trigger memories more so than the other senses?
9. What advantages and disadvantages are caused by the brain taking short cuts?
10. Can situations trigger changes in perceptions? Be able to site an example.
11. What are some of the factors that contribute to conformity?
12. What are some of the fractors that lead to being for prone to following orders- (obedience)?
13. What is an advantage to sensory adapation?
14. What does the tongue actually taste?
15. What is the difference between taste and flavor?
Skills-
1. Students will have an idea of the thresholds for the human senses. See the chart on page 143.
2. Students will have an understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum. pg 148 (Roy G. Biv)
3. Students will have an idea of the geography of the human eye. pg. 149
4. Students will have an understanding of the skin senses.
5. Students will "see" from a different perspective and see how the mind adjusts.
6. Students will learn why smell has such a powerful trigger to our memories.
7. Students will learn how to identify different types of visual illusions.
8. Students will experience subliminal experiences.
9. Students will be able to identify the different rules of perceptual organization.
10. Students will have an understanding of how the monocular and binocular cues for depth work?