Perception&Sensation Flashcards
(29 cards)
What is it called when functions are processed by different areas of the brain?
Distributed processing
What is the type of processing that begins with the stimulation of receptors?
Bottom up processing
What is the localised function of the temporal lobe?
Sound
What is the localised function of the frontal lobe
Coordinating all senses
What is the localised function of the parietal lobe?
Skin senses (touch, temperature and pain)
“Experiences resulting from stimulation of the senses” is known as…
Perception
The recognition by components theory proposes that we perceive objects by perceiving elementary elements within bigger objects. What are these building blocks called?
Geons
What is the recognition-by-components theory?
When we recognised objects based on shapes (geons) that make up the full object.
What is the type of processing that begins with a person’s knowledge?
Top-down processing
What is size constancy?
When we perceive objects are remaining the same size even when they move distances.
Which is more of a rule of thumb - heuristics or algorthim?
heuristics
What is the localised function of the occipital lobe?
Vision
What is perceptual organisation?
The way objects are grouped together to create larger objects
We tend to perceive objects as remaining the same size even when they move to different distances. What is this phenomenon called?
Size constancy
Some of our perceptions are the result of unconscious inferences we make about the environment. This is known as…
Theory of unconscious inference
Which is a procedure guaranteed to solve a problem? heuristics or algorithm?
algorithm
Experience dependent plasticity is…
When the structure of the brain is changed by experience
“A rule of thumb that provides a best guess solution to a problem” is known as
heuristics
When the structure of the brain is changed by experience, this is known as…
experience dependent plasticity
A procedure guaranteed to solve a problem is an
algorithm
In regards to perception, semantics refers to…
the meaning of a scene
Bob can speak Spanish and therefore when watching his favourite Spanish TV show, can understand when each word ends and each word begins compared to his friend Jessica who cannot. Bob is demonstrating the phenomenon of…
Speech segmentation
If we believe we are seeing two squares overlapped behind eachother, but upon further inspection the back square is not actually a square, we have been fooled by…
Theory of unconscious inference/ the likelihood principle
Brain ablation is…
removing parts of the brain to see how it effects animals
