Sensation and Perception Glossary by Jason Tolmie https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx Made with eyes on the prize en-us 2018-11-11 22:52:43 UTC 2026-01-14 22:30:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Sensation jason_tolmie https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303059735 Stimulation of sense organs by the external environment]]> 2018-11-11 22:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303059735 Perception jason_tolmie https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303079488 The mental processes of interpreting and giving meaning to the information received from the senses.]]> 2018-11-12 01:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303079488 Transduction jason_tolmie https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303101240 2018-11-12 03:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303101240 Distal stimulus/proximal stimulus jason_tolmie https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303101269 2018-11-12 03:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303101269 Absolute Threshold jason_tolmie https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303101348 2018-11-12 03:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303101348 Occipital Lobe jason_tolmie https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303101580 The lobe of the brain situated at the back. Processes visual information.]]> 2018-11-12 03:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303101580 Visual Agnosia jason_tolmie https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303101640 The condition of receiving visual information but being unable to interpret or gain meaning from it.]]> 2018-11-12 03:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303101640 Top down processing https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102075 Top-down processing refers to how our brains make use of information that has already been brought into the brain by one or more of the sensory systems. Top-down processing is a cognitive process that initiates with our thoughts, which flow downto lower-level functions, such as the senses.]]> 2018-11-12 03:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102075 Mirror Neurons https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102077 Brain cells that are activated when someone observes the same action performed by another. So, the neuron mirrors the behaviour of the other person. ]]> 2018-11-12 03:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102077 Gestalt Principles https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102091 Figure/Ground : we are aware of a ‘figure’ separate from the ‘ground.
Proximity : we group objects together if they are proximal (close).
Similarity : we group objects together if they are similar.
Closure : we add missing elements to to ‘close’ or complete an image.
Simplicity : we simplify complex stimulus in order to easily perceive it. 
Continuity : we are compelled to follow movement when perceiving an image. 


]]> 2018-11-12 03:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102091 gustation https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102200 Taste, or gustation, is a sense that develops through the interaction of dissolved molecules with taste buds. Currently five tastes are recognized, including sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and savoury.]]> 2018-11-12 03:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102200 Primary motor Cortex 1010346 https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102203  Almost all of behavior involves motor function, from talking to gesturing to walking. But even a simple movement like reaching out to pick up a glass of water can be a complex motor task to study. Not only does your brain have to figure out which muscles to contract and in which order to steer your hand to the glass, it also has to estimate the force needed to pick up the glass. ]]> 2018-11-12 03:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102203 Subjective Perspective https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102241 Subjective perception is an opinion or judgement from personal experiences, and view of life.]]> 2018-11-12 03:56:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102241 Distal stimulus / proximal stimulus https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102277 distal stimuli are objects and events out in the world about you.
proximal stimuli are the patterns of stimuli from these objects and events that actually reach your senses (eyes, ears, etc.)]]> 2018-11-12 03:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102277 Cross-modal Perception https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102421 2018-11-12 03:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102421 bottom up processing https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102424 perception starts at the sensory input, the stimulus. The sight of a flower and all the information about the stimulus are carried from the retina to the visual cortex in the brain.]]> 2018-11-12 03:57:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102424 Sensory Adaptation https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102458 Sensory adaptation is the process in which changes in the sensitivity of sensory receptors occur in relation to the stimulus. All senses are believed to experience sensory adaptation. ]]> 2018-11-12 03:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102458 Top down processing https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102534 Your brains ability to interpret information from multiple senses into usable info]]> 2018-11-12 03:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102534 stimuli https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102605 A stimulus is any object or event that elicits a response.]]> 2018-11-12 03:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102605 Somatosensory https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102706 A function processed in the somatosensory cortex of the brain, which can sense feelings in our skin, pain, visual or auditory stimuli.]]> 2018-11-12 03:59:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102706 Olfaction https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102769 The process of odour perception in the olfactory bulb ]]> 2018-11-12 04:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102769 Receptors https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102933 A receptor is a physiological term for the part of the nerve that receives and reads chemical signals from other nerves to transmit the electrical signals that transfer info through the brain and nervous system :)

]]> 2018-11-12 04:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102933 Structural encoding/phonemic encoding https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102957 Structural encoding is the process of humans recognising and memorising different faces, and their facial structure. 
Phonemic encoding, however, is how humans recognise written language, and understand it as spoken language. ]]> 2018-11-12 04:01:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303102957 Neuroplasticity https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303103098 The malleability of the brain and the theories that Neurological pathways can be changed.]]> 2018-11-12 04:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303103098 Temporal Lobe https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303103270 The temporal lobes are the parts of the brain that let us understand speech]]> 2018-11-12 04:04:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303103270 2611 https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303103325 rep lad]]> 2018-11-12 04:04:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303103325 Echolocation jason_tolmie https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303513053 The ability to use sound echoing off objects in order to navigate and create a mental 'picture' of the environment]]> 2018-11-12 23:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jason_tolmie/jynkn6wv9gzx/wish/303513053