Unit 5 Psychology: Sensation and Perception
MUB 1/13, ATA 1/20 & PA 1/22
SSPBF4 The student will describe how the physical world is translated into a
psychological experience.
Element: SSPBF4.a Describe the basic structures of the eye and ear, the associated
neural pathways, and the process of sensory transduction.
Element: SSPBF4.b Recognize causes which lead to hearing and vision deficits:
include environmental causes, aging, genetics, diet, disease, and trauma.
Element: SSPBF4.c 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.
Element: SSPBF4.d Analyze different perceptual illusions and describe why illusions
are important for our understanding of perception.
Element: SSPBF4.e Compare top-down and bottom-up processing.
Unit 5, Chapter 4, Modules 9 and 10: Sensation and Perception ---- Vocabulary (49)
Sensation
Bottom-up processing
Top-down processing
Absolute threshold
Difference threshold
Sensory adaptation
Selective attn.
Hue
Cornea
Iris
Pupil
Lens
Retina
Receptor cells
Rods
Cones
Fovea
Optic nerve
Trichromatic theory
Opponent Processing Theory
Pitch
Hertz
Decibel
Auditory canal
Eardrum
Ossicles
Cochlea
Oval window
Hair cells
Auditory nerve
Olfactory cells
Frequency Theory
Volley Theory
Place Theory
Kinesthetic sense
Vestibular sense
Perception
Figure-ground
Grouping
Depth perception
Visual cliff
Binocular cues
Monocular cues
Convergence
Perpetual constancy
Perceptual set
Schema
Context
Extrasensory perception