PERCEPTION AND SENSATION Flashcards
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SENSATION
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is the process where our sensory receptors and sense organs detect and respond to sensory information that stimulates them.
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PERCEPTION
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process where we give meaning to sensory information
3
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PERCEPTION AND SENSATION?
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SENSATION: DETECTS AND RESPONDS TO SENSORY INFORMATION (passive process)
PERCEPTION: GIVES MEANING TO INFORMATION (active process)