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1SOSC1960Discovering Mind and Behavior
Lecture 5Sensation and Perception
2 Sensation perception Sensation principles Sensory integration Visual perception
3Sensation perception Sensation: stimulation of sensory organs Perception: organization and
interpretation of sensory input Is there a one-to-one correspondence
between sensation and perception?
4A painting by Gentile and Giovanni BelliniCirca 1480
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9Just count the little black balls...
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The Ebbinghaus illusion
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All these examples show that Our interpretation of the stimuli seems to be
different from the stimuli objectively and physically out there
What we sense What we perceive Our brain is constructing images based on the
sensory input
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Stimulus Physical energy that produces a response in a
sense organ
Sensation principles
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A_________ thresholds The smallest intensity of a stimulus that must
be present for it to be detected
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(2 gallons = 7.5 liters)
(16 km)(48 km)
(1.5 m)(6 m)
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D_________ thresholds Also called just noticeable difference (JND) The smallest difference in stimulation required
to sense that a change in stimulation has occurred
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Difference thresholds ___________: the size of a just noticeable
difference is a constant proportion of the size of the initial stimulus (Weber fraction)
E.g., 1:50 for weight
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Difference thresholds Silent electric or hybrid vehicles are becoming
popular, but they could threaten the safety of pedestrians who can't hear the vehicles approaching because the sound from the vehicle is too small to be heard with the background noise in the street
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=are-hybrid-cars-too-quiet&sc=rss
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Sensory ___________ Reduction or disappearance of sensory
responsiveness that occurs when stimulation is unchanging or repetitious
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Our sensory receptors are most responsive to changes rather than the constants in stimulation
It frees us from responding to unimportant or unnecessary, abundant information
But sometimes it can be hazardous (consider a gas leak)
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Sensory Integration Our senses interact, working in tandem to
build our complex understanding of the world E.g. taste: vision and smell senses (video) E.g. balance: vision and skin senses (video)
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Sensory integration ______________: rare condition in which
exposure to one sensation (such as a sound) evokes an additional one (such as vision)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KApieSGlyBk&feature=related
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"When Liszt first began as Kapellmeister in Weimar (1842), it astonished the orchestra that he said: 'O please, gentlemen, a little bluer, if you please! This tone type requires it!' Or: 'That is a deep violet, please, depend on it! Not so rose!' First the orchestra believed Liszt just joked; more later they got accustomed to the fact that the great musician seemed to see colors there, where there were only tones.
Anonymous, as quoted in Friedrich Mahling, p. 230. (Translation by Sean A. Day.)
Synesthesia: seeing colors in music
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Vision by Carol Steen; Oil on Paper; 15 x 12-3/4 inches; 1996. A representation of a synesthetic vision the artist experienced during acupuncture treatment.
Synesthesia: seeing images in touch
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P_________ of our sensory system Even when one of our senses is disrupted, our
brain can rewire itself and adapt to the situation Seeing the world upside down Blind people see with their tongue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKd56D2mvN0
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Visual perception Sensation Perception
Our brain is at work, trying to make sense of the sensory input
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Are the lines straight?
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Gestalt laws of organization Gestalt psychology: to identify the principles
underlying how we organize bits and pieces of visual information into meaningful wholes
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Principle of _____________________
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Principle of _______________________
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Other principles
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What principles are being applied in this poster?
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The whole is different from the sum of its parts
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Bottom-Up and Top-Down Processing Bottom-up processing
Perception consisting of the progression of recognizing and processing information from individual components of a stimuli and moving to the perception of the whole
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Top-down processing Perception that is guided by higher-level
knowledge, experience, expectations, and motivations
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Knowledge and Experience
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How many faces can you see?
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Expectancy Divide the class into 2 groups. Pictures will be shown to each group. At the end, I will ask you a question. Write
your answer on the lecture notes. DONT SHOUT OUT YOUR ANSWER!
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C__________ effect
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C__________ effect: What direction is the girl gazing at?
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Perceptual constancy Perceiving objects as stable and unchanging
even though the sensory patterns they produce are shifting
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___________ constancy
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Depth perception The ability to view the world in three
dimensions and to perceive distance Interpretation of visual information that
indicate how near or far away objects are
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Depth perception ___________ depth cues: clues about distance
based on the differing views of the two eyes binocular disparity: objects project images to slightly
different locations on the right and left retinas, so the right and left eyes see slightly different views of the object
The closer the object, the greater the binocular disparity
Try it yourself: looking at a pen in front of you
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Depth perception _________ depth cues: clues about distance
based on the image in either eye alone (e.g., pictorial depth cues: clues about distance that can be given in a flat picture)
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56Linear perspective was used extensively during the Renaissance
The Last Supper (14951498) by Leonardo Da Vinci
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The use of relative size in Chinese painting
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Perceptual illusions In general, the perception principles help us
perceive the world accurately and efficiently But sometime these perception principles may
lead us astray Perceptual illusion: an apparently inexplicable
discrepancy between the perception of a visual stimulus and its physical reality
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Is the word black equal or different in shade than the word white?
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Are the lines equal or different in length?
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A B Outside Corner Inside Corner
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Ponzo illusion
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Ames room
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Ames room
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Required Reading Ch. 4