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| a sequence of processes that work together to determine our experience of and reaction to stimuli in the environment |
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| stimuli that is the center of attention |
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| the transformation of one form of energy into another |
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| interactions between neurons |
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| conscious sensory experience |
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| The ability to place an object in a category that gives it meaning |
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| inability to recognize objects |
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| any information the perceiver brings to a situation |
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| processing based on incoming data |
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| processing based on knowledge |
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| As stimuli becomes more complex... |
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| the role of top down processing increases |
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| the use of quantitative methods to measure relationships between stimuli (physics) and perception (psycho). |
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| measuring relationships between stimuli and physiological processes |
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| description, recognition, detection, perceiving magnitude, searching |
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| method of constant stimuli is... |
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| the most accurate method of measuring perception |
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DL/S=K
K is a constant
S is the value for the standard stimulus |
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| as intensity increases, magnitude increases slower than intensity |
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| as intensity increases, perceptual magnitude increases more than intensity |
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P=KS^N
K=constant
S=stimulus intensity |
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| To find one stimulus among many as fast as possible |
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