PSY 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Classical Conditioning, Perceptual Learning, Cerebral Cortex
13 Apr 2017
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Chapter 5: seeing, thinking and doing in infancy. Perception: process of organizing and interpreting sensory info about the layout of the world (your interpretation of sensation) William james big blooming, buzzing confusion . Advances in the study of early sensation and perceptions, modern researchers don"t agree. Modern researchers babies come into world w/ their sensory functions to some degree. Sensation: processing of basic info from the external world by the sensory receptors in the sense organs (eyes, ears, mouth, skin, nose) and brains (raw input) 40-50% of cerebral cortex is involved in visual processing. Visual system = most complex of the senses. Infact, newborns start visioning world minutes after leaving womb. Preferential-looking technique: method for studying visual attention in infants. 2 diff. visual stimuli displayed on side by side screens. If infant looks at 1 longer than the other, infant can differentiate and likes 1 more than the other. Infants would rather look at something than nothing.
