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Sensation and Perception
II. Sensing the World: Some Basic Principles
a. Sensation and perception blend into one continuous process. b. Sensation- process in which sensory receptors and sensory system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment. c. Perception- process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events. d. Bottom-up processing- analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain’s integration of sensory info. e. Top-down processing- information processing guided by higher-level mental processes, as when we construct perceptions drawing on our experiences and expectations.

A. Selective Attention
a. The focusing on conscious awareness on a particular stimulus. b. Conscious captures a very limited aspect of experiences. The unconscious capture...

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