Human Growth and Development / Unit 3 HGD 0336 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Sensation and Perception
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The idea
Sensation is detecting a stimulus through the senses; perception is interpreting it, making sense of what has been detected.
In practice
A baby's eyes registering light and shape, and the baby recognising a parent's face.
Where people slip
The two develop together but are not the same; infant research often measures perception by where babies look.
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