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Sensory, Attentional and Perceptual Processes

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 11 · Psychology

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Topics in Sensory, Attentional and Perceptual Processes

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Sensory Processes

  • We have seven sense organs: five external (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin) and two internal (kinesthetic and vestibular systems)
  • Each sense organ detects specific types of stimuli and converts them into neural impulses
  • Sensation is the immediate basic experience of stimulus attributes like 'hard', 'warm', 'loud', 'blue'
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Attention

  • Attention is the process of selecting certain stimuli from many available options
  • Has four main properties: selection, alertness, concentration, and search
  • Attention has focus (center of awareness) and fringe (vague awareness)
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Theories of Selective Attention

  • Filter Theory (Broadbent): Stimuli create bottleneck, selective filter allows only one through
  • Filter-Attenuation Theory (Triesman): Filter weakens rather than blocks unselected stimuli
  • Multimode Theory (Johnston & Heinz): Selection possible at three stages with varying mental effort
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Perception

  • Perception is the process of recognizing, interpreting, and giving meaning to sensory information
  • Involves construction of reality from individual's perspective
  • Bottom-up processing: recognition starts from parts to whole

Key Concepts

The initial experience when a stimulusThe minimum intensity of a stimulusThe smallest difference between two stimuliThe process of selecting certain stimuliThe ability to focus on specific

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