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