October 16, 2016

Wednesday November 16, 2016

Circle: One food you can't understand how anyone could like. Next come to a judgement about something you heard someone say.

Introduce Sensation and Perception: Point to remember-We feel, see hear, taste, and smell with our BRAIN, which can sense even without functioning senses.

Zimbardo Video: Discovering Psychology-Sensation and Perception

David Eagleman Ted Talk
The Invisible Gorilla Experiment

Synthesize the following:  What do the following tell us about the world YOU live in?

Test Strips: Do you have the gene?
Sodium Benzoate has different taste perceptions than the other papers. A different pair of alleles determines the ability to taste Sodium Benzoate. It can taste sweet, salty, sour, bitter or tasteless, so this paper is often used in conjunction with another taste test, such as PTC, to characterize taste perception, and break tasters/non-taters into subgroups.
The point is, PTC in genetics has been studied for quite some time, and there is quite a bit of information on it. There are several known alleles for the PTC gene, but PTC sensitivity is really controlled by two major alleles in humans. PTC paper either tastes bitter or it doesn’t taste like anything at all. Some tasters can taste a very strong bitter taste, while other tasters can taste a mildly bitter taste. Thus, there can be three classifications of phenotypes in a PTC study (strong tasters, mild tasters, and no taste).
Optical Illusions
Pheromones
Man on a horse picture from text
Color Blindness Test


Homework: Unit 4 and SQ3R Completed


Test on Tuesday November 22nd Covering Unit 4: Make sure you can answer the following questions-

What are sensation and perception? 

What do we mean by bottom-up processing and top-town processing?

What are the absolute and difference thresholds, and do stimuli below the absolute threshold have any influence?

What is the function of sensory adaptation?

What is the energy that we see as visual light?

What are the characteristics of air pressure waves that we hear as sound?

How do the eye and ear transform light and sound energy into neural messages?

How do we experience each of the body’s senses?

How do Gestalt psychologists understand perceptual organization?

How adaptable is our ability to perceive?

How do our expectations, contexts, and emotions influence our perceptions?

Don't forget:  Quizlets, Practice Quiz, Pneumonic Devices