Definitions

Question 1

Bottom up vs. Top down processing

Answer 1

Bottom up: -stimulus influences perception -no preconceived idea -data driven mnemonic: going from nothing (bottom) to cognition (up) Top Down: -use background knowledge to influence perception

Question 2

somatosensation

Answer 2

information form sensory receptors such as nocireseptors, mechanoriceptors, thermoreceptors, chemoreceptors. Not the 5 common senses. They allow was to make sense of the surrounding environment.

Question 3

1. fovea
2. macula

Answer 3

1. part of the eye where cons are concentrated.
2. area of high visual acuity surrounding the fovea.