Sensation and Perception

The process by which the sense organ receptor cells are stimulated and relay their initial information to higher brain centers for further processing.

Sensation

Hearing

3 Major Areas of the Ear are; Outer, Middle, and Inner

Outer - Where sound waves enter the eardrum and you hear sounds.

Middle - Vibrations are converted into smaller forces with 3 tiny bones.

Sound waves go into the Cochlea and stimulate sensitive hair cells that creat can create neurological-signals for the brain.

Sight

Ability to see onjects and certain colours on the light spectrum

Smell and Taste

The Smell helps receptors to distinguish Odours

Taste buds are found on the tongue with the primary receptors of Taste; Sweet, Sour, Umami, Bitter, Spicy

3 Types of Tasters; Non-tasters, Medium Tasters, Super Tasters.

Touch

Being able to feel something, the sensation of that object or person and being able to use that sensation to Perceive what the item is.

Proprioceptive

Awareness of body movements and balance.

Brains ability to k now where the body is in space.

Perception

subliminal Messages

If we do not process a message it will still have an impact on our behaviour.

Dreams/Sleep learning

Attention

Driven by external Forces

If someone may distract us that may shift our attention

Can be drawn from emotion

Relationship issues

Fights

Attention regarded to something because of emotion can cause you to lose details, not retaining all the facts.

What is being Perceived right now if dependant of where your attention is

Selective Attention is by purposely focusing of conscious awareness of specific stimulus or event in the environment to the exclusion of other stimuli and events.

You choose what you want to listen to and retain

The Process whereby an organism selects and interprets sensory input so that it acquires meaning.