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Sensation, Attention and Perception

Gujarat Board · Class 12 · Psychology

Summary of Sensation, Attention and Perception for Gujarat Board Class 12 Psychology. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

Human behaviour is influenced by numerous factors, among which the body's sensory system plays a central role. Humans gather information about their surrounding world through sensory organs, selectively focus on certain stimuli, and interpret them based on prior experience and knowledge. In Psycholo

Key Concepts

Sensation is defined as a conscious

Sensation is defined as a conscious experience arising out of the excitation of sensory organs by external or internal stimuli. When a stimulus affect

There are five types of sensations

There are five types of sensations corresponding to five sense organs: (1) Visual Sensation — experienced through the eye; light enters through the pu

Attention is defined as the process

Attention is defined as the process of selecting a definite stimulus from the environment and concentrating mentally on it (H.E. Garrett). James Dreve

Determinants of attention are factors

Determinants of attention are factors that cause an individual's attention to be directed toward a particular stimulus. They are divided into two type

Perception is the complex mental process

Perception is the complex mental process of organising and interpreting sensations to give them meaning. H.E. Garrett defines it as 'an organisational

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the meaning and definition of Sensation and its types
  • Identify and explain the three classes of receptors: External, Body, and Internal
  • Describe the five types of sensations and the physiological mechanisms involved
  • Define Attention and explain its nature and key characteristics
  • Distinguish between Objective (External) and Subjective (Internal) determinants of Attention

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