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youusetomakelbeonthesensesthephysiologicalsystems PrintThisPage Lesson4 SensationandPerception Introduction:ConnectingYourLearning Inthisfourthlessonyouwillcontinueyourreviewofphysiologicalprocessesthatarerelevanttopsychology. Inthislessonthefocuswil contactwithyour environmentandtolearnaboutit.Asyoustudythismaterial,makesureyouunderstandtheconnectionsand...

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youusetomakelbeonthesensesthephysiologicalsystems PrintThisPage Lesson4 SensationandPerception Introduction:ConnectingYourLearning Inthisfourthlessonyouwillcontinueyourreviewofphysiologicalprocessesthatarerelevanttopsychology. Inthislessonthefocuswil contactwithyour environmentandtolearnaboutit.Asyoustudythismaterial,makesureyouunderstandtheconnectionsand relationshipsbetweentheanatomyandphysiologyofthesensesandtheanatomicalstructuresand physiologicalprocessesstudiedinLessonTwo. Youwillalsobeconnectingthephysiologicalprocesses ofsensingandperceivingwiththevarious psychologicalprocesses thatoccurin sensation and perception,suchashowcognition,motivation,and expectationsaffectwhatyouperceive.Sensationandperceptionarepowerfulprocesses.Again,youare learninghow mentalstates haveaninfluenceonphysiologicalprocesses. FocusingYourLearning CourseCompetenciesCoveredinthisLesson: Describethebasicsensorysystemsandexplaintheprocessesofsensationandperception. LessonObjectives Bytheendofthislesson,youshouldbeableto: 1. Identifyanddescribethebasicsensorysystems,includingsenseorgans,receptorcells,andneural structures . 2. Describepsychophysics,sensoryadaptation,andthesensationperceptiondistinction. 3. DescribetheperceptualconstanciesandtheGestaltprinciplesofperceptualgroupingand organization. 4. Describedepthperceptionandcolorperception. 5. Identifythepartsoftheearanddescribehowtheyconvertsoundtohearing.Identifythepartsofthe eyeanddescribehowtheyconvertlighttoseeing. 6. Describethebasicmechanismsoftaste,smell,touch,kinesthesis,andpainperception. 7. Explaintheeffectsofmotivation,cognition,culture,andlearningonperception. 8. Describeperceptualillusions,subliminalperception,andextrasensoryperception. Instruction Sensationandperceptionisthe sourceofalllearning.Ourcontactand awarenessoftheenvironmentbeginswithperception.Themysteriesofthemindandconsciousnessfirst becomeapparentwhenwethinkabouthowourmindscanbeawareoftheworldaroundus.Alltheg foundationofknowledgeandthereat philosophers,bothWesternandEastern,ponderedandconsideredthemiracleofperceptualconsciousness . Scientificpsychology,infact,grewoutofthestudyofsensationandperception(SeeChapterOne).Tousea phrasefromLeonardodaVinci,thesensesarethewindowsofthesoul.Inthefollowingcouplelessons youwillfocusonthepsychologicalprocessesoflearningandknowledge,sothislessonisthebeginningof thenextmajorareaofstudywithinthiscourse.Thegeneralstudyofthepsychologyof knowledgeprocesses isreferredtoas cognitivepsychologycognitionistheactofknowing.Cognitionincludesperception, learning,memory,understanding,andthinking. AssessingYourLearning Assignments "Actively"readthe textbook. Chapter6:SensationandPerception SummarizingYourLearning PleaseNote:Youare nottoturninanymaterialfromtheSummarizingYourLearning activities.Theyare intendedtohelpyoutostudyandunderstandthematerial. CompletetheQuickQuizzes intheassignedchapters.. ReviewandassessyourunderstandingofthechaptersreadintheSummary sectionsattheendofthe assignedchapters. ReviewandassessyourunderstandingofthekeytermsforthechaptersreadintheKeyTerms sectionattheendofthechapter. Summarizeinoneparagrapheachchapterassignedforthislesson. ReadandconsiderhowtheTakingPsychologywithYou sectionineachassignedchapterapplies toyourownlifeandhowyoucouldbenefitfromunderstandingandapplyinganyadviceor suggestionsgiveninthereading. HaveYouMetTheObjectivesForThisLesson? PreviousLesson NextLesson Copyright2011RioSaladoCollege.AllRightsReserved.
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