Definitions
What is perception?
The way that sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced.
Which nerve carries visual information from the retina to the brain?
Optic
What is sensation?
Refers to what happens when sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor.
The auditory cortex, in which sound stimuli are processed for perception, is located in which lobe?
temporal
Inattentional blindness
Failure to notice something that is completely visible because of a lack of attention.
The interpretation of sensations is influenced by available knowledge, experiences, and thoughts.
Top-down processing
Afterimage
The continuation of visual sensation after the removal of the stimulus.
What are the principles included with Gestalt psychology?
Figure-ground, proximity, similarity, continuity, and closure.
Sensory adaptation
not perceiving stimuli that remain relatively constant over prolonged periods of time.
What are the factors that affect perception?
Sensory adaptation, attention, motivation, beliefs, values, life/cultural experiences