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Sensation and Perception
Sensation and Perception
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SENSATION AND PERCEPTION
Sensation:
The process by which our sense organs receive information
from the environment.
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The process of bringing information from the out side world
into the body and brain
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5 senses
Sight
Hearing
Taste
Touch
Smell
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SENSORY RECEPTORS
• All sensation begins with sensory receptors.
Sensory receptors are specialized cell that
detect and transmit stimulus information to
sensory nerves and the brain.
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PROCESS OF SENSATION
DETECTING INFORMATION
ENCODING INFORMATION
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Perception
The process of selecting organizing and
interpreting the information brought to the
brain by the senses.
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CHARACTERISTICS OF PERCEPTION
Factors effecting perception
Intensity and size
Contrast
Repetition
Movement
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