PSY 2105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Fetus, Eleanor J. Gibson, Perceptual Learning
15 Mar 2017
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Chapter 7: sensation: experience resulting from stimulation of sensory organ, perception: interpretation of sensory information, attention: selecting a certain sensory input for perceptual and cognitive processing, and excluding competing stimuli. Nurture vs nature: (nurture=experiences, a child builds perceptual impression through associations. Learn to connect sights and sounds together. ) (nature=greater impact, tools as a result of biology. : james & eleanor gibson: argue that objects give off physical energy that is already organized and can be perceived in its entirety. Early exposure to pain may cause developmental delays (neurons die), and increases in sensitivity to pain. Also affects behavior (likely to have adhd. : haptic perception=perceptual experience from active exploration of objects by touch. By end of first year babies can recognize objects by touch/ Babies recognize smell, exposure as a fetus may affect reactions to certain smells after birth. Neonates show same action (taste develops before full gestation. ) Indicated babies born with likes and dislikes (preprogrammed. )
