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Sensation and Perception
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Psychology
12th Grade
10/14/2013

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Term
Sensation
Definition
Def: Our "window to the world" or how we receive stimulus.
Sig: Megan took a sip of her iced tea and was soothed by the cool sensation.
Term
Psychophysics
Definition

Def: The relationship between the physical characteristics of stimulus and the psychological effects of our perceptions.

 

Term
Absolute threshold
Definition
DEF: The minimum amount of stimulus needed to recognize stimuli 50% of the time.
Term
Top- Down processing
Definition

Def: To percieve something as a whole and work your way to understanding the components. Often involves grouping.

 

Sig: One catagorizes a flock of birds as a whole unit before individual birds because of their similar movements and actions- this is an example of top-down processing.

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Perception
Definition

Def: The way the brain interprets stimulus.

 

Sig: Though both Dana and Billy saw the same boy running across campus, Billy percieve him as running towards something while Dana percieved him as running away from something

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Bottom-Up Processing
Definition

Def: Processing something from its components and working your way to the whole

 

Sig: Understanding a Christmas tree is a Christmas tree once it has the star on top is a form of bottom-up processing

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