AP PSYCHOLOGY

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

BASIC CONCEPTS OF SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The study of perception is primarilyconcerned with how we:
A
Detect sights, sounds and other stimuli
B
Sense environmental stimuli
C
Develop sensitivity to illusions
D
Interpret sensory stimuli
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Despite these different interests, perceptual study remains predominantly psychological. Research in perception requires the most sophisticated controls of the motivational, judgmental, and learning processes, i.e., the use of the techniques of experimental psychology.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sensation is defined as the process in which a sensory receptor is stimulated, producing nerve impulses that travel to the brain, which in turn interprets such impulses as a visual image, a sound, taste, odor, touch, or pain.

Detailed explanation-3: -Perception refers to the way sensory information is organized, interpreted, and consciously experienced. Perception involves both bottom-up and top-down processing. Bottom-up processing refers to the fact that perceptions are built from sensory input, stimuli from the environment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Perception is the interpretation of information from the environment so that we can identify its meaning. B. Sensation usually involves sensing the existence of a stimulus, whereas perceptual systems involve the determination of what a stimulus is.

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