Theresa McDuffie

PSY 101 Week 2 Discussion 1

 Illustrate “sensation” and “perception” in individual experience from a psychological

perspective, giving explicit definitions and examples.

LeFrancois (2016), states Sensation is the immediate response of our senses to sensory

stimulation. Perception is the brain’s interpretation of the signals it receives

from its various neural systems.” Although these definitions decern the difference

between sensation and perception when being used one cannot be used without the other

the two are united. Perception relies upon sensation; all things considered, our

understanding of sensation. Be that as it may and knowing what we sense means would

we say would we even know about sensation? Receptors are sensations like touch, taste,

and smell that causes our brain to react, and effectors are perceptions our mind cannot

help but percept one way like instincts to respond LeFrancois (2016 Sect. 2.1).

 Interpret the impact that different environments might have on various aspects of

development including (but not limited to)

We take signals from where we are raised; our identity is developed by our religions and

cultures; every one of our differences can change our minds about how we sense our

general surroundings. Our cerebrum neurons and how they transmit is a significant sign

of how every individual reacts to the existence where the sensations are transmitted. Our

sensory nerve fibers and perceptions or effectors are conveyed with motor nerves
 (LeFrancois, 2020, Sec. 2.2). An example, I live in an urban part of my city but when I

see people that look physically look uncomfortable lot of times feel like they are in

danger. That would be their perception because they are not familiar with this style of

living. They are used to quiet life, no one standing on corners, no loud music playing, and

clean streets.

 Nutrition and physical development

We take for granted having easy access to food and nutrition. In the US, we expect to have

three meals per day and more and consider it ordinary. If this is our standard, some may

think it must be that way for everyone. Notwithstanding, in nations where there is almost

no food to eat, a bowl of cereal and milk would overwhelm them where children here may

think that is what they are supposed to have it as the standard. When people do not receive

the right amount sustenance it highly likely they will become ill from lack of food.

 Childcare arrangements and social development

When I was a child I was taught how to take care of the house while my mom worked I was

responsible for walking myself and my brother to school, and from school I learned to cook

so that when she got home there would be a plate left in the oven for her. Many cultures

train the children to take active roles in the house to help the parents because there is no

extra cash for childcare. I raised my children to be self-sufficient, but they went to daycare

and after school care, but that still left the weekend, and my oldest was taught to cook and

how to care for her younger sisters while I was at work. A child can only develop socially if

the parents’ guide them. If not, they will learn in the streets in an undesirable way. Daycare

is a sure way to teach a child how to be socially developed as a baby is naturally clingy to
their parents. As the child grows and is introduced to other social settings like church,

school, and playdates.

 Parenting styles and emotional development

Parenting styles differ for every family single moms and dads have to do what is best for the

family when they have to find ways for the children to care for in and out of school.

There were things that my mom did when we were children that I said when I have

children I will not do with my children, and there are those things I say and do where I

suppose that’s how my mom did it. I find that I was more open with my children, and my

daughters and I are close, but I was not as close to my mom. For example, my oldest

daughter will be twenty-four in January, and she moved to Phoenix Arizona, after she

graduated from college. She still sleeps with me when she comes home to visit, and she

has a place to sleep other than my bed. The different levels of emotional development

elevated with each generation, my mom, me and my daughter.

 Educational practices and cognitive development

The world today is full of technology, and without learning about how we can use it we will

have a tough time in school, at work, and even using a cell phone. An example for me

was when I started at AU I was electronically challenged. I had the most challenging

time learning how to use my laptop, save my assignments, cut and paste, embed audio

in my work, and I had to get assistance from my children with many things. I lost my

duties in the computer so many times and have had to start all over again because I
 could not find where I saved it in my word doc for me; this was a real challenging thing

to learn.

Cognitive development begins at the very beginning of life as we become conscious of

our lives. We learn things about an individual’s demeanor instead of their words. If

somebody walks in that is visibly upset, we psychologically reach that resolution without

words. We are cognitively mindful of the emotion from the introduction to life

circumstances.

 Analyze the relationship between perception and development. In other words, why do

we see such significant variation in thoughts, feelings, and actions when biological

structures are so similar?

I am a mom of three daughters, and they are all different even though they were all

raised the same way, taught the same values, and had to abide by the same rules. When

my brother and I were growing up we did not have the same rules. Some states were for

me because I was a girl and different rules for him because he was a boy. As children

grow, they start by thinking that the parent's way of doing things is the only until they

are old enough to know that mom and dad's way is not the only way things can be done.

 What is the role of the brain?

The cerebrum gets data through our five senses: sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing -

regularly all at once. It amasses the messages in a manner that has importance for us and

can store that data in our memory. The mind controls our thoughts, memory and speech,

movement of the arms and legs, and the workings of numerous organs inside our body.
  What are some biological, social, and/or psychological processes that explain similarities

and differences within and between persons?

We are all human no matter what race, culture, or status, we all bleed red, but we do not

receive or process data and situations in the same way. For example, some of us can experience

loss and never recover, and some will mourn and move on carrying on that memory. Those who

cannot move on stay stuck in one place while life goes on without them. Those who move on

with life understand that they have reasons move on and have families to live for.

Reference

LeFrançois, G. R. (2020). Psychology: The human puzzle (3rd ed.). Retrieved from

https://content.ashford.edu/