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Sensory Processes Attention And Perception

NIOS · Class 10 · Psychology

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1. Sensation and the Human Senses

  • Sensation is the process by which sense organs respond to stimuli and transmit that information to the brain.
  • The five fundamental human senses are sight, hearing, skin sensations, smell, and taste.
  • Sight responds to light waves and uses the eye.
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2. Perception and the Perceptual Process

  • Perception is the process by which the brain organizes and interprets sensory information to give it meaning.
  • Perception is active construction, not passive recording.
  • Expectations, prior knowledge, and beliefs actively shape perception.
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3. Gestalt Laws, Constancy, and Depth Perception

  • Perceptual organization helps the brain group sensory information into meaningful wholes.
  • The Gestalt laws of grouping are proximity, similarity, continuity, closure, and common region.
  • Proximity means elements close together are grouped together.
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4. Attention, Selective Attention, and Its Determinants

  • Attention is the process of focusing mental resources on selected information while ignoring other information.
  • Attention acts as a gateway to consciousness.
  • Selective attention helps handle the large amount of sensory information reaching the brain.

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