Which of the following professionals is required to have a medical degree? a. Psychiatrist b. Psychologist c. Clinician
Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception ❖ Sensation and perception are related, but are separate events ➢ Sensation: simple stimulation of a sense organ ➢ Perception: organization, identification, and interpretation of a sensation in order to form a mental representation ❖ Transduction is the process of turning environmental information into neural impulses ➢ Sensation > perception ➢ Eyes: in the eyes, light waves ➢ Nose: in the nose, chemical reactions from gaseous molecules ➢ Mouth: on the tongue, chemical reactions from molecules dissolved in saliva ➢ Ears: in ear, sound waves ➢ Hands: within the skin, pressure, pain, and temperature ❖ Synesthesia: percept
