PSYC 2510 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Ambiguous Image, Interposition, Critical Thinking
16 Sep 2017
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Psychology chpt 4 notes: sensation and perception: sensation and perception are critical to our experiences b/c they connect us to the world, synesthesia condition in which perceptual/cognitive activities trigger exceptional experiences (ex hearing james. Bond music makes you see the color blue: emotional condition where specific stimuli are constantly and involuntary associated w/ emotional responses. People tend to use these interchangeably but in psych they refer to related but distinct aspects of our contact with our environment. Perception - selction, organization and interpretation of sensory input. Important contributor to psychoanalysis: german scientist working at uofleipzig, wanted to know what is the weakest detectible stimulus, used a variety of methods to determine human threshold for light, e. g. flashing lights of various intensity on subjects. Candle flame seen at 50 km on a dark clear night. Tick of a watch under quiet condition at 6 m. 1 drop of perfume diffused into the entire volume of a 6 room apartment.
