PSYC 213 Chapter 3: PSYC 213 - Chapter 3 Notes
5 May 2016
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Visual agnosia is the inability to identify objects visually even though they can be identified using other senses. Perception is the processing of sensory information in such a way that it produces conscious experiences and guides action in the world. Weiskrantz (1986) studies about blindsight suggest that we may be able to perceive visual objects even when we have no conscious experience of them. William james agreed, stating that we are not aware of our entire environment. Encoding refers to the process of transforming information into one or more forms of representation. Wickens tough that encoding was automatic, unconscious and fast; and that it can be encoded along several different dimension simultaneously. Operates when a stimulus has an effect on behavior even though it has been exposed too rapidly or below the threshold (=limen). Even when the participant does not identify the stimulus, it may still have an effect.
