11/8 -10 Wrap up Sensation and Perception

Gestalt Principles

Figure Ground
Proximity
Similarity
Closure
Continuity

Visual Perception

Binocular Cues
Monocular Cues

Mod 20 Homework Assigned

AP Psychology---

Mod 20  Homework---Sensation and Perception

Audition:

1. Draw the ear and describe two parts of the ear that transmit sound waves before they reach the hair cells.

2. Explain how the cochlea turns the sound wave vibrations into messages interpreted by the auditory cortex in the temporal lobe of the brain.

3. Discuss the 2 theories on how we perceive pitch and the volley principle.

Touch

4. What are the four skin sensations?
5. Explain the gate control theory of pain.
6. Using figure 21.3 in your text (p. 205), explain the biopsychosocial approach to pain.

Practice FRQ from the Unit:

Describe, from the beginning of the process to the end, how your brain is perceiving the words you are reading right now.  Use the following terms in your answer:

·         Transduction

·         Top-down processing

·         Retina

·         Pupil

·         Occipital lobe

·         Rods

·         Feature detectors