Download Unit 3 Ch. 4 Sensation and Perception Name: 1.Describe how the

Unit 3 Ch. 4 Sensation
and Perception
1.Describe how the
physical world is
translated into a
psychological
experience.
(How are your thoughts
affected by your
culture, your family,
your nationality, your
religion etc.?)
Name:
2.Describe the basic
structures of the eye
and ear, the associated
neural pathways, and
the process of sensory
transduction.
(How do we see and
how do we hear?
Summarize. Diagrams
are attached!)
3.Recognize causes
which lead to hearing
and vision deficits:
include environmental
causes, aging, genetics,
diet, disease, and
trauma.
Environmental causes:
Aging:
Genetics:
Diet:
Disease:
Diet:
Trauma:
4.Describe the major
theories associated with
visual and auditory
sensation and
perception; include
opponent process
theory, trichromatic
theory of vision,
frequency theory,
volley theory, and place
theory of hearing.
opponent process theory:
trichromatic theory of vision
frequency theory
volley theory
place theory
5.Analyze different
perceptual illusions and
describe why illusions
are important for our
understanding of
perception.
6.Compare top-down
and bottom-up
processing.
Charts Attached