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Gujarat Board · Class 12 · Psychology
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Chapter Overview: Sensation, Attention and Perception
The map in words
- Sensation Attention Perception
- Sensation
- Definition
- Conscious experience
- From sensory excitation
- Receptors
- External Receptors
- Body Receptors
- Internal Receptors
- Types of Sensation
- Visual
- Auditory
- Olfactory
- Gustatory
- Touch
- Definition
- Attention
- Definition
- Mental concentration
- On selected stimuli
- Characteristics
- Selective
- Adjustive
- Explorative
- Futuristic
- Motivational
- Focus and Fringe
- Shifting
- Determinants
- Objective External
- Intensity
- Size
- Contrast
- Motion
- Novelty
- Repetition
- Colour
- Subjective Internal
- Interest
- Need
- Habit
- Learning
- Mental State
- Objective External
- Definition
- Perception
- Definition
- Meaningful organisation
- Of sensations
- Process
- Stimulus Reception
- Neural Transmission
- Brain Processing
- Interpretation
- Laws of Organisation
- Similarity
- Proximity
- Inclusiveness
- Closure
- Depth Perception
- Non-Visual Cues
- Monocular Cues
- Binocular Cues
- Definition
- Sensation
Chapter Overview: Sensation, Attention and Perception
The map in words
- Sensation Attention and Perception
- Sensation
- Definition
- Raw Experience from Stimulus
- Excitation Reaches Brain
- Three Receptor Classes
- External Receptors
- Body Receptors
- Internal Receptors
- Five Types
- Visual
- Rods and Cones
- Sclera Iris Pupil Retina
- Auditory
- 20 to 20000 CPS
- Outer Middle Inner Ear
- Olfactory
- Henning Six Smell Types
- Sensory Adaptation
- Gustatory
- Four Taste Zones
- Taste Buds
- Touch
- Four Types
- Skin Receptors
- Visual
- Definition
- Attention
- Definition
- Garrett Selection Process
- Drever Mental Concentration
- Seven Characteristics
- Selective
- Adjustive
- Explorative
- Futuristic
- Motivational
- Focus and Fringe
- Shifting
- Two Determinants
- Objective External
- Intensity Size Contrast
- Motion Change Novelty
- Repetition Colour
- Subjective Internal
- Interest Need Habit
- Learning Physical Mental State
- Objective External
- Definition
- Perception
- Definition
- Meaningful Organization
- Sensation plus Interpretation
- Process
- Stimulus to Sense Organ
- Neural Impulse to Brain
- Brain Processing
- Meaning and Understanding
- Gestalt Laws
- Similarity
- Proximity
- Inclusiveness
- Closure
- Depth and Distance
- Non Visual Cues
- Accommodation
- Convergence
- Monocular Cues
- Interposition
- Aerial Perspective
- Linear Perspective
- Light and Shade
- Relative Size
- Texture Gradient
- Binocular Cues
- Double Image
- Binocular Disparity
- Non Visual Cues
- Definition
- Sensation
Complete Chapter Overview: Sensation, Attention and Perception
The map in words
- Sensation Attention and Perception
- Sensation
- Classes of Receptors
- External Receptors
- Light Sound Heat Touch
- Body Receptors
- Rods and Cones
- Hair Cells
- Internal Receptors
- Hunger Thirst Suffocation
- External Receptors
- Types of Sensation
- Visual
- Sclera Iris Pupil Retina
- Auditory
- Outer Ear
- Middle Ear
- Inner Ear
- Olfactory
- Six Types of Smell
- Gustatory
- Four Taste Areas on Tongue
- Touch
- Warmth Cold Pressure Pain
- Visual
- Classes of Receptors
- Attention
- Definition
- Selection and Concentration
- Nature and Characteristics
- Selective
- Adjustive
- Explorative
- Futuristic
- Motivational
- Focus and Fringe
- Shifting
- Determinants
- Objective External
- Intensity Size Contrast
- Motion Change Novelty
- Repetition Colour
- Subjective Internal
- Interest Need Habit
- Learning Physical Mental State
- Objective External
- Definition
- Perception
- Meaning
- Meaningful Organisation of Sensations
- Process
- Stimulus detected
- Nerve impulses to brain
- Brain interpretation
- Meaningful understanding
- Laws of Organisation
- Similarity
- Proximity
- Inclusiveness
- Closure
- Depth and Distance Perception
- Non Visual Cues
- Accommodation
- Convergence
- Monocular Cues
- Interposition
- Aerial Perspective
- Linear Perspective
- Light and Shade
- Relative Size
- Texture Gradient
- Binocular Cues
- Double Image
- Binocular Disparity
- Non Visual Cues
- Meaning
- Sensation
Sensation, Attention and Perception are three interconnected psychological processes through which humans gather, select and interpret information from the environment to guide behaviour.
The map in words
- Sensation, Attention and Perception are three interconnected psychological processes through which humans gather, select and interpret information from the environment to guide behaviour.
- Sensation
- Attention
- Perception
- Laws of Perceptual Organisation
- Determinants of Attention
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What are the important topics in Sensation, Attention and Perception for Gujarat Board Class 12 Psychology?
Key topics in Sensation, Attention and Perception include Sensation: Meaning, Definition and Receptors, Types of Sensations, Attention: Meaning, Definition and Nature, Characteristics (Nature) of Attention. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the Gujarat Board Class 12 board exam.
What do the concept maps for Sensation, Attention and Perception show?
The 4 maps show how the ideas in Sensation, Attention and Perception connect: Chapter Overview: Sensation, Attention and Perception; Chapter Overview: Sensation, Attention and Perception. Each map is also written out as an outline on this page.
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