Sensation, Attention and Perception — Chapter Summary
Gujarat Board · Class 12 · Psychology
Summary of Sensation, Attention and Perception for Gujarat Board Class 12 Psychology. Part of the Gujarat Board Class 12 Psychology syllabus.
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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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