PS262 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Psychophysics, Agnosia, Retina
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Can help you become more aware of the nature of your own perceptual experiences. Perception depends on the properties of the sensory receptors (senses) Ends with conscious experiences of perceiving of the stimulus. 7 steps plus knowledge summarize major events occurring between time person looks at stimulus, perceives what it is and recognizes it. Neural processing understanding how neurons work -- how they interact with each other and operate within different areas of brain. Environmental stimulus tree that person is observing. Perception based not on the tree getting into the eye but on light reflected on the tree. Principle of transformation stimuli and responses created by stimuli are transformed, or changed between the environmental stimulus and perception. When reflected light reaches the eye, its transformed as it is focused by the eye"s optical system (cornea front of eye) and lens (behind cornea) Information about tree (stimulus) is carried by light.
