AP (Advanced Placement) Psychology Sensation & Perception-Perceptual Processes Study Material (Page 4 of 5)

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Perception and Sensation

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  • A group of German scientists (Johannes P. Muller, Hermann von Helmholtz, and Gustav Fechner) conducted the first formal sensation and vision experiments in the mid-nineteenth century, showing that mental phenomena could be objectively measured and observed.
  • Structuralism: Wilhelm Wundt՚s work separated thought into simpler processes such as perception, sensation, emotion, and association.
  • Functionalism: In contrast to structuralists, William James thought consciousness flowed continuously and could not be separated into simpler elements without losing its essential nature. For instance, when we look at an apple, we see an apple, not a round, red, shiny object. James concluded that the study of the mind՚s system was not as i…

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Dimension of Perception; Perceptual Processing and Perception of Form

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Perceptual Processing

  • In simple terms, perception can be defined as making “sense” of what our sensory organs tell us. It is an active process of organizing stimulus input and giving it a meaning (Mather, 2006; May, 2007) .
  • For example, a student could split the chapter into units and study, while another student coul…

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