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Sensation & Perception Unit Guide MV AP Psych 2017-18
Essential Questions • What is the difference between sensation and perception, and how are they related? • What are the basic sensory concepts of thresholds and adaptation? • How is sensory information transformed and delivered to the brain? • How do individual factors influence perception? • How do the eyes receive, process, and transform light signals? • What are the theories that explain our sensation and perception of color? • What are the gestalt perceptual principles? • How do monocular and binocular depth cues help us perceive 3D and motion? • How do perceptual constancies help us create meaning from sensory signals? • How do restored vision, sensory restriction, and perceptual adaptation contribute to our understanding of perception? • How do ears process sound waves and contribute to the perception of pitch and sound location? • How do the other senses work [touch, pain, taste, smell, & body position and movement? • How do our senses interact?
Key Terms, Concepts and Contributors
MODULE 16: Sensation Perception Bottom-up processing Top-down processing Selective attention Cocktail party effect Inattentional blindness Change blindness Transduction Psychophysics Absolute threshold Signal detection theory Subliminal Priming Difference threshold [JND] Weber’s law Sensory adaptation MODULE 17: Perceptual set Extrasensory perception Parapsychology KEY CONTRIBUTORS: Gustav Fechner Ernst Weber David Hubel Torsten Wiesel
MODULE 18: Wavelength Hue Intensity Saturation Cornea Pupil Iris Lens Retina Acuity Accommodation Myopia [nearsightedness] Hyperopia [farsightedness] Rods Cones Optic nerve Blind spot Fovea Optic chiasm Bipolar cells Ganglion cells Feature detectors Parallel processing Young-Helmholtz trichromatic theory Opponent-process theory After-image effect Visual cliff Binocular cues
MODULE 19: Gestalt Figure-ground Grouping Proximity Continuity Closure Depth perception Visual cliff Binocular cues Retinal disparity Monocular cues Relative height Relative size Interposition Relative motion Linear perspective Light and shadow Phi phenomenon Perceptual constancy Color constancy Brightness [lightness] constancy Shape constancy Size constancy Moon illusion Sensory deprivation Perceptual adaptation
MODULE 20: Audition Sound wave Frequency Pitch Decibels Hertz Outer ear Middle ear Hammer Anvil Stirrup Ear drum Round window Oval window Inner ear Cochlea Basilar membrane Organ of Corti/Hair cells Semicircular canals Sensorineural hearing loss Conduction hearing loss Cochlear implants Place theory Frequency theory MODULE 21: Touch Pain Gate-control theory Phantom limb Taste Basic tastes Smell/Olfaction Olfactory nerve Olfactory bulb Kinesthesia Vestibular sense Sensory interaction Embodied cognition
A Most Interesting Story A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule. A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk. A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work. The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on. In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition. No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars. Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100. This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of an social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context? One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?
Which is more important sensation or perception?
Perception is very subjective. Ten people can hear the same comment and feel the same temperature, but have different perceptions on the meaning. For example, the temperature is set at 75 degrees F. One person may perceive it as hot, another might think it just right, while others might think it is too cold. Perhaps sensation (touch, taste, smell) is universal and perception individualized. Although intimately related, sensation and perception play two complimentary but different roles in how we interpret our world. Sensation refers to the process of sensing our environment through touch, taste, sight, sound, and smell. This information is sent to our brains in raw form where perception comes into play. Perception is the way we interpret these sensations and therefore make sense of everything around us. It is one’s ability to interpret touch to mean love, friendship or harassment. What if you could not interpret that sensation properly?
Sensation: bright lights, noises of people talking, temperature, smell of perfume.
Perception: Our ability to our ability to recognize that color remains the same regardless of how it looks under different levels of light. Everybody has seen a plate shaped in the form of a circle. When we see that same plate from an angle, however, it looks more like an ellipse. Shape constancy allows us to perceive that plate as still being a circle even though the angle from which we view it appears to distort the shape.
In your notes, answer the following three questions:
Which is more important, your ability to gather information from your senses or your ability to interpret that information? Give an example that supports your opinion.
Which of your senses would you miss most if it were gone?
Do you think people have selective attention (think about the Joshua Bell article)? Give an example:
DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR? Name: HEARING WEBQUEST Date: AP PSYCHOLOGY Period:
How We Hear http://tinyurl.com/nxcu3tb
1. Watch the video above and fill out the diagram of the ear. Make sure it’s labeled corrected with the following parts: outer ear, middle ear, inner ear, ear canal, eardrum, hammer, anvil, stirrup, and cochlea.
2. Give a two sentence summary of how hearing works.
3. What lobe of the brain does the video refer to that processes the auditory information received by the ears?
Hearing Vocabulary Essentials http://tinyurl.com/zt6wcz8
1. Explain amplitude in relation to what we hear.
2. Explain pitch in relation to what we hear.
3. In the space below, show high / low amplitude waves along with high / low pitch waves. (Hint: Image searching on Google will be your best friend )
High Amplitude Waves Low Amplitude Waves
High Pitch Waves Low Pitch Waves
Now create and compare two sets of waves: a quiet and low sound of thunder compared to a high and loud mouse screech.
Hearing Theories https://explorable.com/theories-of-hearing
1. How does Place Theory explain how we hear sound? What is the problem with this theory?
2. How does Frequency Theory explain how we hear sound? What is the problem with this theory?
3. Which of the two theories is correct? Why?
Hearing Loss http://tinyurl.com/ycc8lra
1. Summarize conductive hearing loss and give two possible causes for this kind of hearing loss.
2. Summarize sensorineural hearing loss and give two possible causes for this kind of hearing loss.
3. Describe possible treatments for hearing loss.
4. BONUS: Based on what you read in the article, what type of hearing loss would be caused by ear buds?
An Unfair Spelling Test http://tinyurl.com/jpjls74
List and follow the directions. Fill out the table as you work.
Column A: High Frequency Hearing Loss Column B: Softer Sound / Normal Column C: With Hearing Aid
Ready for more demos…? Try these! http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/03/can-you-hear-this-hearing-test/ http://tonometric.com/adaptivepitch/ http://www.starkey.com/hearing-loss-simulator http://www.hearinglikeme.com/hearing-loss-simulator/
Name____________________________________
MATCHING EXERCISE WITH VISION VOCABULARY
Directions: Next to each term, place the letter of the statement that best corresponds to the term.
_____Wavelength _____Astigmatism _____Optic Nerve _____Light Adaptation _____Saturation _____Myopia _____Accommodation _____Brightness _____Opponent-Process Theory _____Retina _____Lens _____Brightness-Contrast _____Fovea _____Cornea _____Hue _____Trichromatic Theory _____Amplitude _____Hyperopia _____Acuity _____Dark Adaptation _____Purity _____Pupil _____Cones _____Blind Spot _____Iris _____Rods a. The psychological counterpart of wavelength; often referred to as color. b. The point at which the optic nerve leaves the back of the eye. c. A small muscle that relaxes or contracts in response to the amount of light passing through the cornea. d. Farsightedness e. The process our eyes go through adapting to decreased levels of illumination. f. The transparent structure within the eye that changes shape, depending on whether we are looking at
objects far away or nearby. g. A visual disorder caused by a misshapen cornea. h. In a beam of light, the distance between two crests. i. Light-sensitive receptors found in the retina, but not the fovea. j. Hering’s theory that there are 3 sets of color receptors in the visual system. Stimulation of one member of
a set produces the sensation of the corresponding color. k. Keenness of vision. l. The thin layer of receptors, the rods and cones, that lines the interior of the back of the eye. m. The number of wavelengths found in a beam of light. n. The small area forming the center of the retina. o. The process by which the lens focuses light on the retina. p. The phenomenon in which a color looks brighter as the background becomes darker. q. The opening of the eye that controls the amount of light entering the eye. r. The psychological counterpart of purity. s. The main neural pathway that carries visual information from the eye to the brain. t. The process by which our eyes adapt to increasing levels of illumination. u. The psychological counterpart to amplitude. v. Nearsightedness. w. Young and Helmholtz’s theory that the human eye has receptors sensitive to red, green and blue. x. The transparent fluid-filled cover at the front of the eye through which light passes. y. The height of a wave of light. z. Color sensitive receptors found primarily in the fovea.
TOUCH, TASTE, SMELL, AND SOME OTHER STUFF
Use the following to help you answer the questions below: http://tinyurl.com/bobwdg4 http://tinyurl.com/ocwqbnz 1. Skin sensations – what are the three sensations that we feel?
2. Describe how Gate-Control Theory works. Which sensation does it help to explain?
3. What do you think would be problematic about not experiencing pain?
Use the following Prezi to help you answer the questions below: http://tinyurl.com/o54o4vm 4. What are the five different taste sensations?
5. JUMP TO “HOW DO WE TASTE”—What are the names of sensory receptors for taste that contain our tastebuds?
6. JUMP TO “WHAT FACTORS AFFECT…”—Name 3 things that could influence your sensation of taste and explainhow it works.
STOP PREZI AFTER YOU HAVE ANSWERED QUESTION 6.
MYTHBUSTERS: HOT CHILI CURES http://tinyurl.com/of28ugn
TOUCH
TASTE
7. Is milk helpful with combating spicy foods?
8. What other substances are not helpful in combating spicy foods? Be sure to explain how/why they don’t help.
Watch the following video clip to help you answer the questions below: http://tinyurl.com/nf2f2qj 9. What are the sensory receptors for smell?
10. How is smell processed in the brain (mention the part that transports this information to the brain)?
- How does it differ from other senses (taste, touch, sight, and hearing)?
Use the following to help you answer the questions below: http://tinyurl.com/nksaj68
Define each of the following and determine a time where you’d actually use this sense.
Proprioception (Proprioceptive Feedback):
Kinesthesis:
Vestibular Sense:
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Visual Illusions Lab
Follow the steps below, answering the necessary questions in your own words. I do not want answers copied directly off the computer or out of your book. Take your time with this and enjoy experiencing and learning about the various illusions.
Go to http://www.yorku.ca/eye/funthing.htm
Click on the following bold typed headings, read and follow the directions, and answer any questions on the worksheet.
1. After ImagesExplain how this is an example of Hering’s Opponent-Process Theory.
2. Apparent MotionExplain how this is an example of the Phi Phenomenon.
3. Blind SpotWhat is the blind spot & how is this an example of the blind spot?
4. Color & Brightness Influence Distance PerceptionExplain how color affects our perception of distance.
5. Color Assimilation
Relate this illusion to Lightness Constancy (Brightness Constancy). 6. Hermann Grid Illusion In your own words, summarize the explanation of this illusion. 7. Image Disappears Before Your Eyes In your own words, summarize the explanation of this illusion. 8. Kanizsa Illusion Explain how this is an example of Closure. 9. Mueller-Lyer Illusion Explain this phenomenon. 10. More Equal Spots That Appear Unequal Explain how this is an example of Lightness Constancy (Brightness Constancy) 11. Necker Cube
Explain why the green dot may appear in a different spot the longer you look at the picture. If it doesn’t, look away and then look at the picture again. (Hint: think about selective attention.)
12. Perspective Illusion Explain why this illusion occurred (think about size-distance relationship). 13. Pixelized Famous Person Who is this a picture of? Explain how this illusion works. 14. Reversible Image What do you see?
Explain this illusion in terms of Figure –Ground. 15. Spots Explain how color contrast affects your perception.
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term
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rain
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funct
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of
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colo
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colo
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lea lo
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contr
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are
the f
our
sense
s of
touch
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on t
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exe
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m I
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and f
our
part
s.
Terms for Extra Credit Flashcards:
Unit 3: Sensation and Perception Sensation Perception Bottom-Up Processing Top-Down Processing Selective Attention Inattentional Blindness Change Blindness Transduction Absolute Threshold Signal Detection Theory Subliminal Messages Difference Threshold Weber’s Law Sensory Adaptation Perceptual Set Extrasensory Perception (ESP) Wavelength Hue Pupil Iris Lens Retina Accommodation Rods Cones Optic Nerve Optic Chiasm Blind Spot Fovea Feature Detectors Parallel Processing Trichromatic Theory Opponent-Process Theory Gestalt Figure-Ground Grouping Depth Perception Visual Cliff Binocular Cues Retinal Disparity Monocular Cues Phi Phenomenon Perceptual Constancy Perceptual Adaptation Color Constancy Audition Frequency Pitch Middle Ear Cochlea Basilar Membrane Hair Cells Sensorineural Hearing Loss Conduction Hearing Loss Cochlear Implant Place Theory Frequency Theory Gate-Control Theory Vestibular Sense Sensory Interaction Kinesthesis Proprioception Papillae Olfactory Bulb Sensations of Touch Volley Principle
Pick 15 terms from the above list (or from the unit guide on the back of the packet cover) that you are least familiar/comfortable with and construct a flashcard including the following information:
1. On one side, define the term IN YOUR OWN WORDS. Try and keep the definition short, meaningful, and something that you can remember.
2. On the other side, draw a picture that demonstrates the term OR describe a personal example.
You may earn up to 5 points of extra credit for your 15 flashcards!
All flashcards must be turned in by the day of the unit assessment – no late flashcards will be accepted!