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Chapter 4 Outline Notes Psychology Weiten 7th Edition

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Psychology
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Mind
Perception
cognitive science
Sensation
Optical illusion
Visual perception
Visual system
Sensory system
Receptive field
Color vision
Sense
Retina

Grant Clay Period 3 9/14/08 AP Psychology Outline Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception Red ? Definition Blue - Important Points Green - Important People & Contributions Sensation ? The Stimulation of Sense Organs. Perception ? the Selection, Organization, and interpretation of Sensory Input. Psychophysics: Basic Concepts & Issues Psychophysics - Study of how physical stimuli are translated into Psychological Experience. Gustav Fechner Psychophysics Psychologists in 1860?s at University of Leipzig. Wilhelm Wundt based lots of research upon Fechner. Question: For any Given Sense, what is the weakest detectable Stimulus? Absolute Threshold ? Minimum Stimulus Intensity that an Organism can detect.

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