Monday November 29, 2021
Circle: A thing you always seem to notice that others don't?
Test Thursday:
A) define the term and B) show application of the term. This application can sometimes best be expressed as a personal example. You can also draw the application of the term if you so desire.
- consciousness
- circadian rhythm
- REM sleep
- hallucinations
- insomnia
- narcolepsy
- sleep apnea
- night terrors
- manifest content
- latent content
- hypnosis
- dissociation
- physical dependence
- psychological dependence
- depressants
- barbiturates
- opiates
- stimulants
- hallucinogens
Learning Targets:
What are sensation and perception? What do we mean by bottom-up processing and top-down 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?
Activity: True or False
Introductory Activity:
1)The Invisible Gorilla Experiment
)2 Man on a horse picture from text
1)The Invisible Gorilla Experiment
)2 Man on a horse picture from text
