PSYC-2005EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Absolute Threshold Of Hearing, Habituation, Psych
18 Dec 2018
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Sensory and perceptual processes the means by which people receive, select, modify and organize stimulation from the world. First steps in the process that results in knowing . Perceptual processes are closely linked to motor skills coordinated movements of the muscles & limbs. Habituation when a novel stimulus is presented, babies pay much attention, but they pay less attention as it becomes more familiar. Newborns have a good sense of smell they respond positively to pleasant smells and negatively to unpleasant smells. Newborns have a highly developed sense of taste they readily differentiate from salty, sour, bitter & sweet tastes; most infants prefer sweet & salty substances (they react to these by smiling, sucking & licking lips) Infants can be sensitive to changes in the taste of breast milk, which reflects a mother"s diet. Newborns are also sensitive with touch touching an infant"s cheek, mouth, hand, or foot produces reflexive movements, documenting that infants perceive touch.
