Sensation and Perception
STUDENTS
Angelica Delgado Estela
JOEL CRUZ JIMENEZ
Sensation
The sensation consists of A feeling entails
detect something through two basic elements:
the senses and the 1.- Stimulation of the
sensory receptors sensory receptors
internally without yet specialized cells
has been prepared or capable of transforming
have a meaning. physical stimuli in
It is the operation and the nerve impulses.
function of the senses or 2.- Transmission of the
the ability to perceive nerve impulses
the stimuli through from the receptors
these. sensory up to
the nervous system
central (CNS).
SENSORY ORGANS
EXTEROCEPTORS.
They allow us to capture
stimuli of the world
exterior: ojos, nariz, piel,
ear, tongue.
INTEROCEPTORS.
Cenesthetic calls.
They inform us of the status
inside our
organism such as: hunger,
sed, fatigue, nausea, etc.
PROPRIOCEPTORS.
Kinesthetic calls.
Allows to capture
sensations of
movement, tension and
strength.
PERCEPTION
Process that enables the
organism to receive, process and
interpret theinformationwhat
arrives from abroad using
of thesenses.
That which is captured by the
senses acquire a meaning is
organized, classified and
interpreted in the brain
acquiring a meaning.
It depends on several factors:
memory, experiences, the culture,
estado de ánimo, conocimientos
etc.
Through perception, it is achieved
establish the idea of a single one
object.
As defined by the theory of
theGestaltthe people
we perceive the world as a whole
and not in a fragmented way.
CHARACTERISTICS OF PERCEPTION
It is a constructive process.
It is a process of information - adaptation to
environment
It is a selection process.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SENSATION AND PERCEPTION
SENSATION PERCEPTION
The feeling refers to the use It is the interpretation that
what do we do with our we make of the things that
senses to capture stimuli our senses capture
The sensation is a process Perception is a process
asset that requires
passive, since our senses our consciousness,
they have feelings all the concentration and interpretation
time without the need for to give meaning to things.
let us be aware of them. Perceptions depend
Sensations are natural and much of our learning,
spontaneous memory and expectations.
In our feelings While in the
perceptions the one who makes 'the
all five senses are involved
"Work" is the brain.