Explore the fascinating world of sensation and perception in this comprehensive tutorial series. Delve into psychophysics, signal detection theory, and the intricacies of vision, including eye anatomy, color perception, and colorblindness. Discover how hearing works, learn about the vestibular sense, and understand touch, pain, smell, and taste perception. Investigate unique phenomena like synesthesia, explore Gestalt laws of perception, perceptual constancy, and depth perception. Examine the cultural influences on perception and test your knowledge with review questions. Gain a thorough understanding of how humans process and interpret sensory information from the world around them.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction to Sensation and Perception (Intro Psych Tutorial #40).
Psychophysics! (Intro Psych Tutorial #41).
Signal Detection Theory (Intro Psych Tutorial #42).
Parts of the Eye: How Vision Works (Intro Psych Tutorial #43).
Blood Vessels, Floaters, and Blind Spots (Intro Psych Tutorial #44).
Photoreceptors, Receptive Fields, and Lateral Inhibition (Intro Psych Tutorial #45).
Color Vision: Trichromatic and Opponent Process Theories (Intro Psych Tutorial #46).
Understanding Colorblindness (Intro Psych Tutorial #47).
How Hearing Works: Parts of the Ear (Intro Psych Tutorial #48).
Vestibular Sense: Balance & Orientation (Intro Psych Tutorial #49).
Touch, Haptic Perception, & the Somatosensory Cortex (Intro Psych Tutorial #50).
Pain Perception (Intro Psych Tutorial #51).
Olfaction: Sense of Smell (Intro Psych Tutorial #52).
Gustation: Taste Perception (Intro Psych Tutorial #53).
Synesthesia: Mingling the Senses (Intro Psych Tutorial #54).
Gestalt Laws of Perception (Intro Psych Tutorial #55).
Perceptual Constancy (Intro Psych Tutorial #56).
Depth Perception (Intro Psych Tutorial #57).
Culture and Perception (Intro Psych Tutorial #58).
Psychology Review Questions - Sensation & Perception.
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