Sensation or Perception?
Smelling brownies from a kitchen
Sensation because your brain processes the SMELL of brownies
What is a sensation?
Something you feel, smell, hear, see, or taste that your brain can process
Experiencing a sense
Stage 1
Not touching a stovetop
Perception because your brain tells you not to and you never actually felt it
What is perception?
How your brain interprets a sensation and uses the information
The neural impulse traveling and communicating
Stage 3
Putting sunglasses on because the sun is in your eyes
Sensation because your brain interprets the light as pain
What is bottoms-up processing?
How sensory information moves to the brain
Processing the sense
Stage 4
Reading emotions
Perception because each person views emotions differently and your brain interprets emotions differently every time
Perception guided by what you know or have experienced.
Converting sensory stimuli into neural impulses
Stage 2