TOPIC 3.1
Principles of Sensation
LEARNING TARGET 3.A
Describe general principles of organizing and integrating sensation to promote stable awareness of the external world.
LEARNING TARGET 3.B
Discuss basic principles of sensory transduction, including absolute threshold, difference threshold, signal detection, and sensory adaptation.
LEARNING TARGET 3.C
Identify the research contributions of major historical figures in sensation and perception.
Describe general principles of organizing and integrating sensation to promote stable awareness of the external world.
- Gestalt principles
- Depth perception
- Top-down processing
- Bottom-up processing
LEARNING TARGET 3.B
Discuss basic principles of sensory transduction, including absolute threshold, difference threshold, signal detection, and sensory adaptation.
LEARNING TARGET 3.C
Identify the research contributions of major historical figures in sensation and perception.
- Gustav Fechner
- David Hubel
- Ernst Weber
- Torsten Wiesel