PSY 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Absolute Threshold, Liberation Tigers Of Tamil Eelam

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Najwa Haddad

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Sensation: the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and. Sensation: the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment. represent stimulus energies from our environment. Perception: the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to. Perception: the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events. recognize meaningful objects and events. Bottom-up processing: analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the. Bottom-up processing: analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain"s integration of sensory information. brain"s integration of sensory information. Top-down processing: information processing guided by higher-level mental processes, as. Top-down processing: information processing guided by higher-level mental processes, as when we construct perceptions drawing on our experience and expectations. when we construct perceptions drawing on our experience and expectations.