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

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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)

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