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Sensation, Attention and Perception

Gujarat Board · Class 12 · Psychology

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Topics in Sensation, Attention and Perception

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Sensation: Meaning, Definition and Receptors

  • Sensation is defined as 'an experience arising from excitation of sensory organs by stimuli from the external or internal environment'.
  • Sensation is a change in consciousness that arises when excitation reaches the sensory centres in the brain.
  • The sequence is: Stimulus → Sense Organ → Afferent Nerves → Brain → Sensation.
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Types of Sensations

  • There are five types of sensations based on the five sensory organs: Visual, Auditory, Olfactory, Gustatory, and Touch.
  • VISUAL SENSATION: Vision has the most important role in human life. The key components are: Sclera (tough white outer layer), Iris (coloured area with ciliary muscles), Pupil (hole in the centre of th
  • The pupil contracts in bright light (ciliary muscles expand) and dilates in dim light (ciliary muscles contract).
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Attention: Meaning, Definition and Nature

  • Attention is the process of selecting a definite stimulus from many available stimuli and concentrating on it.
  • The surrounding world has several stimuli but only a few enter the brain through the senses at any given time.
  • Attention involves physical, bodily and mental adjustment simultaneously.
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Characteristics (Nature) of Attention

  • SELECTIVE: Attention is selective, voluntary, and intuitive. Out of many stimuli, an individual selects only a few and ignores others. Example: While watching a film, women focus on the heroine's clot
  • ADJUSTIVE: Attention involves psychophysical adjustment — physical, bodily, and mental adjustments. Example: Squinting to see distant objects, shading eyes from bright light.
  • EXPLORATIVE: Attention is purposive and involves keen observation, exploration, and manipulation of the stimulus before focusing. Example: Examining a saree in a shop — checking design, colour, and qu

Key Concepts

Central concept: Sensation, Attention and Perception are three interconnected psychological processes through which humans gather, select and interpret information from the environment to guide behaviour.

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