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What is the point?
Perception, a cornerstone of psychology, explores how individuals interpret and make sense of the sensory information they receive from the environment. In the study of perception, students delve into the intricate processes that shape our awareness and understanding of the world. This includes examining how the brain organizes and interprets visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, and gustatory stimuli. Topics within perception encompass depth perception, pattern recognition, and the influence of context on interpretation. Students explore perceptual illusions and investigate the role of cultural and individual differences in shaping perceptual experiences. The study of perception not only enhances our understanding of the human mind but also contributes to insights into cognitive processes and the complexities of our interactions with the external world. Through empirical research and theoretical discussions, students gain a comprehensive appreciation of the mechanisms that govern perception and its profound impact on human behavior and cognition.
Perception
Essential Lessons
Essential Lessons are content lessons that are required by all students to complete.
Mr. Wince will ask to see your notes throughout the quarter and give feedback and engage in conversations about the content.
Checklist (5 Lessons)
Growing Our Vocabulary
The Five Senses
How visuals, textures, and sounds change your food's taste
How desire can warp our view of the world
Choice!
Mr. Wince will ask to see your notes throughout the quarter and give feedback and engage in conversations about the content.
Checklist (5 Lessons)
Growing Our Vocabulary
The Five Senses
How visuals, textures, and sounds change your food's taste
How desire can warp our view of the world
Choice!
Growing Our Vocabulary
Directions: These words need to be in your notes*
These words will be incorporated into your lessons so that you have the context around how these words and concepts are used!
*CREATE VOCABULARY CARDS with the notecards in your table boxes for each term
These words will be incorporated into your lessons so that you have the context around how these words and concepts are used!
*CREATE VOCABULARY CARDS with the notecards in your table boxes for each term
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Perception
Recognizing Observing |
Discriminating
Warp Textures |
Illusion
Motivated Perception Bias |
Add words that you came across throughout these Essential Lessons that you learned and add them to your glossary.
The Five Senses:
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Changing the Taste:
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How desire can warp our view of the world |
Choice!
Choose ONE of the topics below
These Lessons can help you better understand different aspects of the concept we are studying.
Select one that will add to your learning about this topic.
These may be articles/videos/podcasts about our topics and there may or may not be specific instructions to do something with them other than read/watch/listen and see how it can add meaning to your understanding.
If the link is directly to a video, article, ect. WITHOUT specific instructions write down 3-5 things you learned about the topic in your Notes.
Select one that will add to your learning about this topic.
These may be articles/videos/podcasts about our topics and there may or may not be specific instructions to do something with them other than read/watch/listen and see how it can add meaning to your understanding.
If the link is directly to a video, article, ect. WITHOUT specific instructions write down 3-5 things you learned about the topic in your Notes.
Other People's Perceptions |
Optical Illusion Gives Insight |
Self-Perception Theory |
Imagination |
Abstract Thought |
Perception in the Workplace |
Sensory Disorders and Psychology |
The Unbearable Sensation of Being |
'Model Minority' Myth Again Used As A Racial Wedge Between Asians And Blacks |
Podcast: TED Radio Hour
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Science Shows How Faces Guide, and Reflect, Our Social Lives |
How Pop-Art Changed Perception of Art |