PSYC 4031 Chapter : Chapter1 Book
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Sensation refers to the functioning of our sensory systems. Perception involves the interpretation of those sensations, giving them meaning and organization. Cognition involves the acquisition, storage, transformation, and use of information. The boundary b/t perception and cognition blurs b/c many theorists believe that perception also involves the acquisition, storage, transformation, and use of information. Perception and cognition work together to create the world we experience. (i. e. figure 1. 1) As you look at the figure sensory receptors in your eye encode elements of the scene, leading to a series of neural impulses. Those impulses create activity in your brain that yields a reasonably accurate perception of the real world. Your knowledge of the world lets you perceive structures on three distinct buildings. One reason concerns a question of interest to philosophers. We mentioned the challenge of re-creating the qualities of objects, of bringing the outside world to the inside mind.
