PSY 3377 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Prior Probability, Fusiform Face Area, Nature Neuroscience

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3377
• Professor: Sylvain Gagnon

Document Summary

Perception: experiences resulting from stimulation of the senses. Perception can change with added information: ex: we might think we see something from afar (drift wood), but as we get closer the object changes. Perception can involve a process similar to reasoning or problem-solving: ex: as we get closer to the object we try to think of things that look similar to it or what it could be. Perception can be based on perceptual rules: ex: a perceptual rule is that when objects overlap, the one underneath usually continues behind the one on top. When we see coiled rope we assume that it is continuous when in reality it could be two different strands. Perception can occur in conjunction with actions: we can move ourselves in a direction that can allow perception to occur more accurately or we can interact with things that we perceive. The perceptual system is not concerned with determining an object"s image on the retina.