Educational Psychology / Unit 3 EDP 0212 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Sensation and Perception
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The idea
Sensation is the sense organs registering information; perception is the brain interpreting it, and vision is the least developed sense at birth.
In practice
A newborn sees best at eight to sixteen inches and prefers looking at faces.
Where people slip
Hearing is keen from birth, and newborns prefer voices, especially their mother's; sensing a sound is not yet understanding it.
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