Psychology, 5/e   Wortman, Loftus & Weaver
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Learning Objectives

1. Define sensation and perception, distinguishing between them.
2. Define sensory threshold, just noticeable difference, and adaptation, and explain how they are related to Weber’s Law.
3. Describe the physical properties of light waves, and explain how they are related to vision.
4. Draw and label the parts of the human eye, and explain how they convert light into vision.
5. Discuss the opponent process theory of color vision, and explain why it represents an improvement over earlier trichromatic theories.
6. Describe the physical properties of a sound wave, and explain how they are related to audition.
7. Draw and label the parts of the human ear, and explain how they convert changes in air pressure into sound.
8. Compare and contrast place theories with frequency theories of pitch perception, and explain how they can be combined to form a unified theory of pitch.
9. Describe the cutaneous senses in general, and pain perception in particular.
10. Compare and contrast the senses of taste and smell, and describe the relationship between the two.
11. Compare and contrast the ways in which the direct perspective, the indirect perspective, gestalt perception, bottom-up processing, and top-down processing influence perception.
12. Define relative size, perceptual constancy, and figure/ground, and explain how these concepts are involved in perceptual illusions.
13. Explain how one’s development and expectations can influence one’s perceptions.
14. Describe the phenomenon of subliminal perception, and explain what psychologists have learned about the relationship between perception and awareness.

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