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Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception


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Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception

  1. Detecting and Perceiving the World
    1. Definition of Sensation
    2. Definition of Perception
    3. Sensory Thresholds
      1. Absolute threshold
      2. Difference threshold
      3. Signal Detection
      4. Subliminal Perception
    4. Sensory Reactions
      1. Sensory adaptation
      2. Sensation-seeking
      3. Sensory deprivation
  2. Sensation
    1. The Visual System
      1. Properties of light
      2. Major structures of the eye
        1. sclera
        2. iris
        3. pupil
        4. cornea
        5. lens
        6. retina
        7. rods
        8. cones
      3. Color vision
        1. Why things have color
          1. hue
          2. saturation
          3. brightness
        2. Theories of Color vision
          1. trichromatic theory
          2. opponent-process theory
    2. The Auditory System
    3. The Haptic System
    4. The Chemical System
  3. Perception
    1. Principles of Perception
    2. Perceptual Illusions
    3. Is Perception Innate or Learned
    4. Extrasensory Perception

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