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Sensation: the stimulation of sensory Sensation: the stimulation of sensory receptors & transmission of information to receptors & transmission of information to the central nervous systemthe central nervous system
Sensation and Perception: Sensation and Perception: The basicsThe basics
Perception:Perception: psychological psychological process through which we process through which we interpret sensory stimulationinterpret sensory stimulation
ThresholdsThresholds
Absolute Threshold:Absolute Threshold: the weakest the weakest amount of stimulus that can be amount of stimulus that can be sensed.sensed.
ringtone Difference Threshold:Difference Threshold: the minimum the minimum
amount of difference that can be amount of difference that can be detected between two stimuli.detected between two stimuli.
Detection and Detection and AdaptationAdaptation
Signal–Detection Theory:Signal–Detection Theory: your mood can raise or lower your mood can raise or lower your absolute threshold. your absolute threshold.
Ex)Scared and hear soft Ex)Scared and hear soft noises/not scared-don’t hear noises/not scared-don’t hear themthem
Sensory Adaptation:Sensory Adaptation: stop detecting constant stop detecting constant stimulus.stimulus.
Ex.-not smelling food Ex.-not smelling food when you have been when you have been cooking in the kitchen cooking in the kitchen all dayall day
Remember our senses are not always accurate Remember our senses are not always accurate and things are not always what they seem. We and things are not always what they seem. We may perceive things differently than they may perceive things differently than they really are such as in this dragon illusionreally are such as in this dragon illusion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K39Q9zvQoE
Vision:Vision:
Light:Light: is electromagnetic energy is electromagnetic energy We only see ROY G BIV, this is We only see ROY G BIV, this is
only a fraction of all the possible only a fraction of all the possible colors in the electromagnetic colors in the electromagnetic spectrum. (infrared & ultraviolet spectrum. (infrared & ultraviolet light)light)
Afterimages: Afterimages: wee see a color’s wee see a color’s opposite after we stare at it and look opposite after we stare at it and look awayaway
Red/green Red/green Blue/yellowBlue/yellow Black whiteBlack white
The EyeThe Eye The Eye:The Eye: The Pupil:The Pupil: lets in light (like a lets in light (like a
camera)camera) Pupil size is sensitive to light & Pupil size is sensitive to light &
emotions.emotions. Allows dark & light adaptation for up Allows dark & light adaptation for up
to 45 minutesto 45 minutes
Eye continued…Eye continued…
Lens:Lens: adjusts to the distance of adjusts to the distance of objects by changing its thickness.objects by changing its thickness.
(when people squint, they are (when people squint, they are adjusting the thickness of the lenses adjusting the thickness of the lenses in their eyes) in their eyes)
Eye continued…Eye continued…
Retina:Retina: sensitive surface- acts like sensitive surface- acts like the film of the camerathe film of the camera
Photoreceptors make it possible for Photoreceptors make it possible for the optic nerve to carry the message the optic nerve to carry the message to the brainto the brain
Iris: colored muscle that adjusts the size of the Iris: colored muscle that adjusts the size of the eyeeye
Optic nerve: carries visual input to the brainOptic nerve: carries visual input to the brain
Create an EyeCreate an Eye Sketch an eye and label the following:Sketch an eye and label the following: PupilPupil IrisIris CorneaCornea LensLens Optic nerveOptic nerve retinaretina Imagine you are looking at the ocean at night. Imagine you are looking at the ocean at night.
On the back explain the role each part has in On the back explain the role each part has in translating this image to your brain.translating this image to your brain.
Eye continued…Eye continued…
Blind Spot:Blind Spot: spot where optic nerve spot where optic nerve leaves the eyeleaves the eye this is how the information gets to the this is how the information gets to the
brain.brain. Rods & Cones:Rods & Cones: Located in the retinaLocated in the retina
Rods= black & white, Cones= colorRods= black & white, Cones= color
Visual acuity-Visual acuity- the sharpness of the sharpness of visionvision
Color Blindness: Color Blindness: partially or totally partially or totally unable to distinguish color due to unable to distinguish color due to absence of, or malfunction of, cones.absence of, or malfunction of, cones.
Most common type is red/green Most common type is red/green followed by blue/yellowfollowed by blue/yellow
color blindness test What does the world look like if you What does the world look like if you
are color blind?are color blind? http://www.webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/2.html
Hearing:Hearing: Pitch:Pitch: how high or low a sound is. how high or low a sound is. Human ear can hear sound waves Human ear can hear sound waves
from 20 to 20,000 cycles per second.from 20 to 20,000 cycles per second. Mosquito sound
Loudness:Loudness: determined by determined by amplitude=sound wavesamplitude=sound waves Loudness measured by decibels Loudness measured by decibels
(0 dB is the lowest we can hear)(0 dB is the lowest we can hear)
Ear:Ear: shaped to capture sound. shaped to capture sound. Made up of outer, middle, and inner ear.Made up of outer, middle, and inner ear. Eardrum:Eardrum: gateway for outer to middle gateway for outer to middle
earear As it vibrates it sends it to 3 small bones: As it vibrates it sends it to 3 small bones:
hammerhammer, , anvilanvil, & , & stirrupstirrup The bones then vibrate sending the The bones then vibrate sending the
sound to the inner earsound to the inner ear Inner ear-cochlea:Inner ear-cochlea: fluid filled bony fluid filled bony
tube=sends to the auditory nerve.tube=sends to the auditory nerve.
Deafness:Deafness:
Conductive deafness:Conductive deafness: damage to damage to middle ear.middle ear. Usually older people (can be helped with Usually older people (can be helped with
hearing aids)hearing aids) Sensorineural deafness:Sensorineural deafness: damage to damage to
inner earinner ear Usually caused by damage to the auditory Usually caused by damage to the auditory
nerve through disease or prolonged nerve through disease or prolonged exposure to very loud noises.exposure to very loud noises.
NoseNose
Smell:Smell: Olfactory nerve, connection to the Olfactory nerve, connection to the brain.brain.
Adaptive:Adaptive: we lose awareness of smells around we lose awareness of smells around us.us.
If we could not smell then we could not taste.If we could not smell then we could not taste.
Smelly FactsSmelly Facts
If your nose is at its best, you can tell the If your nose is at its best, you can tell the difference between 4000-10,000 smells!difference between 4000-10,000 smells!
Our sense of smell is really strongly connected Our sense of smell is really strongly connected to our memory and can trigger them suddenlyto our memory and can trigger them suddenly
Everyone has a unique smell except for Everyone has a unique smell except for identical twinsidentical twins
Women smell better than menWomen smell better than men
Top 20 most recognizable smellsTop 20 most recognizable smells
CoffeeCoffee Peanut butter Peanut butter Vicks VapoRubVicks VapoRub Chocolate Chocolate Wintergreen oil Wintergreen oil Baby powderBaby powder Cigarette buttsCigarette butts
Mothballs Mothballs Dry cat food Dry cat food BeerBeer Ivory bar soap Ivory bar soap Juicy FruitJuicy Fruit
Orange Orange Cinnamon Cinnamon LemonLemon Tuna Tuna Banana Banana Crayola Crayons Crayola Crayons Cheese Cheese BleachBleach
Tongue Tongue
Taste:Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salt, bitter, and umami Sweet, Sour, Salt, bitter, and umami Taste is sensed through receptor neurons Taste is sensed through receptor neurons
located on taste buds.located on taste buds. Scraping your tongue or burning it kills taste Scraping your tongue or burning it kills taste
buds.buds. Taste buds can renew themselves in a week.Taste buds can renew themselves in a week.
TouchTouch Touch:Touch: pressure, temperature, pain pressure, temperature, pain Pressure:Pressure: receptors around your hair roots detect receptors around your hair roots detect
pressurepressure Different parts of the body are more sensitive than others.Different parts of the body are more sensitive than others.
Temperature:Temperature: sensors help you to adapt to temp sensors help you to adapt to temp changeschanges
Pain:Pain: point of contact-spinal cord-thalamus-cerebral point of contact-spinal cord-thalamus-cerebral cortex = prostaglandins (chemicals that tell the brain cortex = prostaglandins (chemicals that tell the brain of pain)of pain)
Gate theoryGate theory- rub or scratch the area to help pain go - rub or scratch the area to help pain go away=pressure closes pain “gate” in spinal cordaway=pressure closes pain “gate” in spinal cord
Body Senses:Body Senses: Vestibular sense:Vestibular sense: tells you whether you are tells you whether you are
physically upright or upside down.physically upright or upside down. Sensory organs located in the ear monitor Sensory organs located in the ear monitor
body’s motion, balance, tells you whether body’s motion, balance, tells you whether you’re upside down, falling, etc…you’re upside down, falling, etc…
Kinesthesis:Kinesthesis: “to move” & “perception” “to move” & “perception” Info is fed to the brain from sensory organs in the Info is fed to the brain from sensory organs in the
joints, tendons, & muscles.joints, tendons, & muscles.
PerceptionPerception
How much of what is going on around you do How much of what is going on around you do you consciously process?you consciously process?
awareness test Selective attention:Selective attention: focusing on a particular focusing on a particular
stimulus.stimulus. http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=vBPG_OBgTWgv=vBPG_OBgTWg
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The rset can be a tatol mses and you can The rset can be a tatol mses and you can sitll raed it wihtout peoblrm. Tihs is sitll raed it wihtout peoblrm. Tihs is beuacse the hamun mnid deos not raed beuacse the hamun mnid deos not raed evrey letter by iestlf, but the wrod as a evrey letter by iestlf, but the wrod as a whloewhloe
Closure: tendency to perceive a complete Closure: tendency to perceive a complete or whole figure even when there are gaps or whole figure even when there are gaps
in what your senses tell youin what your senses tell you
Similarity: people think of similar Similarity: people think of similar objects as belonging together.objects as belonging together.
Proximity: if something is close Proximity: if something is close together we perceive it as together we perceive it as
grouped togethergrouped together
ContinuityContinuity
We see things in the smoothest pattern We see things in the smoothest pattern possiblepossible
Common fate: objects that move together Common fate: objects that move together appear to be a groupappear to be a group
http://dragon.uml.edu/psych/commfate.htmlhttp://dragon.uml.edu/psych/commfate.html
Figure-ground perception-object/ground Figure-ground perception-object/ground environmentenvironment
Reversible figures-can flip object and Reversible figures-can flip object and background.background.
Levels of Awareness:Levels of Awareness:
Consciousness:Consciousness: Aware of inner and exterior Aware of inner and exterior stimulistimuli
Preconscious:Preconscious: not aware right now but could not aware right now but could recall them if needed.recall them if needed.
Unconscious/Subconscious:Unconscious/Subconscious: unavailable to unavailable to awareness. awareness.
Altered States of Consciousness:Altered States of Consciousness:
Examples include:Examples include: sleeping, under the sleeping, under the influence of drugs/alcohol, meditation, influence of drugs/alcohol, meditation, biofeedback, hypnosis, etc.biofeedback, hypnosis, etc.
Sleep & DreamsSleep & Dreams
Circadian Rhythms:Circadian Rhythms: Cycle occurring in people, Cycle occurring in people, animals, & plants. (every 24 hrs)animals, & plants. (every 24 hrs)
Examples: body temp, blood pressure, Examples: body temp, blood pressure, sleepiness, & wakefulness.sleepiness, & wakefulness.
Why do we need sleep?Why do we need sleep?
Rand Gardner experiment:Rand Gardner experiment: no sleep for 11 no sleep for 11 days= irritable, could not focus eyes, speech days= irritable, could not focus eyes, speech difficulties, & memory lapses.difficulties, & memory lapses.
REM deprived:REM deprived: makes people & animals learn makes people & animals learn more slowly & forget quicklymore slowly & forget quickly
Purpose of DreamsPurpose of Dreams
Theories:Theories: Random neural firingRandom neural firing Form memoriesForm memories Window to unconscious mindWindow to unconscious mind
Stages of Sleep:Stages of Sleep:
Stage 1Stage 1: lightest sleep, if awakened we feel like we : lightest sleep, if awakened we feel like we haven’t been to sleep yet.haven’t been to sleep yet.
Lasts no more than 30-40 minutes, we then move to Lasts no more than 30-40 minutes, we then move to stages 2,3, & 4stages 2,3, & 4
Stage 2, 3, & 4:Stage 2, 3, & 4: Moving deeper and deeper into sleep. Moving deeper and deeper into sleep. After about 30 mins of stage 4 we move back to stage After about 30 mins of stage 4 we move back to stage
3, then 2, then 1(takes about 3, then 2, then 1(takes about 90 min90 min)) Stage 5: Stage 5: REMREM- breathe more irregularly, blood - breathe more irregularly, blood
pressure rises, heart beats faster. Paralyzedpressure rises, heart beats faster. Paralyzed
Sleep problemsSleep problems
Insomnia:Insomnia: inability to sleep inability to sleep *Racing minds & worrying can cause this*Racing minds & worrying can cause this *Coping: relaxing when trying to sleep (good) *Coping: relaxing when trying to sleep (good)
& sleeping pills (not good!)& sleeping pills (not good!)
Nightmares:Nightmares: anxiety can cause nightmares to anxiety can cause nightmares to occur more oftenoccur more often
*Occurs during REM sleep & usually in the *Occurs during REM sleep & usually in the morningmorning
Night Terrors:Night Terrors: severe nightmares with a racing severe nightmares with a racing heart & gasping for air.heart & gasping for air.
*most people don’t remember exactly what *most people don’t remember exactly what happenshappens
*Occur during 3*Occur during 3rdrd & 4 & 4thth stage of sleep stage of sleep *Most common in children*Most common in children
Sleep Walking:Sleep Walking: *usually children, usually don’t remember the *usually children, usually don’t remember the
next day, & usually grow out of it.next day, & usually grow out of it.
Sleep Apnea:Sleep Apnea: breathing interruption breathing interruption *Occurs when air passages are blocked*Occurs when air passages are blocked *Usually caused by obesity & snoring*Usually caused by obesity & snoring *People may feel tired during the day*People may feel tired during the day
Narcolepsy:Narcolepsy: suddenly fall asleep no matter suddenly fall asleep no matter what time it is or where they are.what time it is or where they are.
poodlepoodle *Believed to be a genetic functioning problem*Believed to be a genetic functioning problem
Meditation, Biofeedback, & Meditation, Biofeedback, & HypnosisHypnosis
Meditation:Meditation: narrowing consciousness to narrowing consciousness to relieve stress of the outside world.relieve stress of the outside world.
Biofeedback:Biofeedback: controlling certain bodily controlling certain bodily functions, such as heart rate. functions, such as heart rate.
* Treats things like tension headaches & high * Treats things like tension headaches & high blood pressureblood pressure
Hypnosis:Hypnosis: altered state of consciousness altered state of consciousness during which people respond to suggestions & during which people respond to suggestions & behave as though they are in a trance.behave as though they are in a trance.
*Has been used in trials, for pain prevention, *Has been used in trials, for pain prevention, & quitting bad habits& quitting bad habits
Hypnosis involves social influence and Hypnosis involves social influence and suggestibilitysuggestibility
street hypnosisstreet hypnosis street hypnosis 2street hypnosis 2
AddictionAddiction
Physical addiction: your body craves it after a Physical addiction: your body craves it after a while.while.
DepressantsDepressants
Depressants:Depressants: slows the activity of the nervous slows the activity of the nervous systemsystem
* gives people a sense of relaxation* gives people a sense of relaxation Alcohol:Alcohol: low doses= relaxation, high doses= low doses= relaxation, high doses=
sleep or worsesleep or worse Intoxication:Intoxication: another word for drunkenness , another word for drunkenness ,
root being the word toxicroot being the word toxic
Effects of drinking:Effects of drinking: 1) slurred speech, blurred vision, clumsy1) slurred speech, blurred vision, clumsy 2) affects judgment2) affects judgment 3) lowers inhibitions 3) lowers inhibitions * cause of more than half of all fatal car * cause of more than half of all fatal car
accidents in the U.S.accidents in the U.S.
Narcotics:Narcotics: relieves pain & induce sleep relieves pain & induce sleep Examples: morphine, heroin, and codeine Examples: morphine, heroin, and codeine
(derived from the poppy plant)(derived from the poppy plant)
Effects:Effects: 1) 1) Morphine:Morphine: very addictive (the soldier’s very addictive (the soldier’s
disease)disease) 2) 2) Heroin:Heroin: gives feelings of pleasure, also gives feelings of pleasure, also
depression, impairs judgment, memory, AIDS, depression, impairs judgment, memory, AIDS, death. death.
StimulantsStimulants
Stimulants:Stimulants: increase activity of the nervous increase activity of the nervous systemsystem
Effects:Effects: speeds up the heart & breathingspeeds up the heart & breathing includes nicotine, amphetamines, & cocaineincludes nicotine, amphetamines, & cocaine
1) 1) Nicotine:Nicotine: causes release of adrenaline causes release of adrenaline * causes alertness, reduces appetite * causes alertness, reduces appetite * as addictive as heroine* as addictive as heroine * 400,000 people a year die from smoke * 400,000 people a year die from smoke
related illnessesrelated illnesses
2) 2) Amphetamines:Amphetamines: helps to stay awake & reduces helps to stay awake & reduces appetiteappetite
* 1st used in WWII* 1st used in WWII * produces feelings of pleasure* produces feelings of pleasure * causes hallucinations & delusions* causes hallucinations & delusions 3) 3) Cocaine:Cocaine: causes feelings of pleasure, reduces causes feelings of pleasure, reduces
hunger, deadens pain, and boosts self-confidencehunger, deadens pain, and boosts self-confidence Overdose symptoms include restlessness, Insomnia, Overdose symptoms include restlessness, Insomnia,
trembling, headaches, nausea, etc… trembling, headaches, nausea, etc…
Hallucinogens:Hallucinogens:
Hallucinogen:Hallucinogen: causes hallucinations, causes hallucinations, relaxation, pleasure, or feelings of panicrelaxation, pleasure, or feelings of panic
Effects:Effects: 1) 1) Marijuana:Marijuana: impairs perceptions, impairs perceptions,
coordination, memory, & learningcoordination, memory, & learning * can cause anxiety & confusion* can cause anxiety & confusion 2) 2) LSD:LSD: (acid) produces hallucinations (acid) produces hallucinations * most injure themselves in a panic* most injure themselves in a panic
TreatmentTreatment
Detoxification:Detoxification: removal of a harmful removal of a harmful substance from the bodysubstance from the body
1) 1) Maintenance Programs:Maintenance Programs: given controlled given controlled dosesdoses
2) 2) Counseling:Counseling: treats stimulant & depressant treats stimulant & depressant abuseabuse
3) 3) Support Groups:Support Groups: people help because they people help because they know what you’re going through know what you’re going through