Psychology / Unit 4 Psych 0372 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Perception
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The idea
Perception is the organization and interpretation of sensory signals into a meaningful experience.
In practice
The same pattern of light on the retina becomes a face, and it becomes a face in the brain rather than in the eye.
Where people slip
Perception can occur without accurate sensation and can fail with accurate sensation. They are separable.
Your place on the trail
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