Difference between

Sensation and
Preception
What is sensation ?
     In psychology, sensation and perception are stages of
processing of the senses in human and animal systems, such
as vision, auditory, vestibular, and pain senses. Included in this
topic is the study of illusions such as motion aftereffect, color
constancy, auditory illusions, and etc.

What is perception ?
Perception includes the five senses, touch, sight, sound, smell,
and taste. It also includes what is known as proprioception, a set
of senses involving the ability to detect changes in body
positions and movements. It also involves the cognitive
processes required to process information, such as recognizing
the face of a friend or detecting a familiar scent
 The differences are as followes :
Sensation  Perception 

The process of receiving The process of interpreting the

information through your information received by the
senses, which can be sensation process.
interpreted by your brain.

The source is the stimuli The source is the information

received by your senses.  sent to the brain through
sensation.

Sensation results in raw Perception results in meaning

information from your of that information. 
senses. 

Sensation is a general Perception  is a more

biological process psychological process because
information that is already
stored within your brain affects
the outcome.  
Sensation  Preception 

Sensation is a normal, Perception is a complex and

simplest , initial mental developed mental activity 
process.

It begins with a stimulus. It begins with some object/ fringe

of meaning 

It is based on external stimuli, It is associated with internal mental

conditions. conditions 

There is passivity in There is activity in perception 

sensation. 

The basis of sensation is The processes of perception linked

mental analysis. with actual life experience. 
Thanks for your time.

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