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Perception. What is the function of Sensation-Perception?. Minds Process Information Coordinate parts of the body Coordinate behavior- environment interactions “All about Survival” Adaptations. Terminology. Information = Stimulus (stimuli) From within the body or outside
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What is the function of Sensation-Perception? • Minds Process Information • Coordinate parts of the body • Coordinate behavior-environment interactions “All about Survival” Adaptations
Terminology • Information = Stimulus (stimuli) From within the body or outside • Two Dimensions to Information: • Sensation = Signal (Detect) • Perception = Message (Interpret)
The Question Is there ‘one’ reality that we all experience in the same way?
Schemas • Knowledge Structures • Change with experience • Assimilation • Accommodation • Schemas affect perception • Filtered Understanding • Biases
Dynamic Nature of Perception Stimulus Change
Attention Cocktail Party Phenomenon
Distortions Mueller-Lyer Illusion
General Principles • Limited Information • Experience is Critical • Relative Nature of S&P • Dynamic Nature of S&P • Tricking the Mind: Illusions
What Does It All Mean? Reality is Constructed not Contacted Reality is Created not Detected Each of us ‘knows’ our own reality