Sensation And Perception ● «INSTANT»

Absolute Threshold: The minimum intensity needed to detect a stimulus 50% of the time.

A mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another based on expectations. Sensation and Perception

The critical step where physical energy is transformed into electrical impulses the brain can understand. Thresholds: Absolute Threshold: The minimum intensity needed to detect

Starting with the individual pieces of sensory info and building up to a final image (data-driven). Sensation and Perception

The human brain does not see things in isolation; it looks for patterns. identifies several laws of grouping:

Filling in gaps to create a complete, whole object. 4. Influencing Factors Perception is subjective and can be influenced by:

Using prior knowledge, experiences, and expectations to interpret sensory info (concept-driven). 3. Principles of Organization