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Unit 3: Sensation and Perception

Sensation and Perception Class Slides/Notes
Sensation and Perception Unit Overview ​​
​Learning Journal ​
How to write an FRQ


3.1 Principles of Sensation

Concept map for 3.1
Principles of Sensation Slides
Sensation Prezi

A. Describe general principles of organizing and integrating sensation to promote stable awareness of the external world.
B. Discuss basic principles of sensory transduction, including absolute threshold, difference threshold, signal detection, and sensory adaptation.
C. Identify the research contributions of major historical figures in sensation and perception.


3.2 Principles of Perception

Principles of Perception Slides
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D. Discuss how experience and culture can influence perceptual processes.
E. Discuss the role of attention in behavior.

3.3 Visual Anatomy

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Visual Anatomy Slides
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Vision Prezi
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Eye Diagram
Retina to Brain Diagram

F. Describe the vision process, including the specific nature of energy transduction, relevant anatomical structures, and specialized pathways in the brain for each of the senses.
G. Explain common sensory conditions.

3.4 Visual Perception

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Visual Perception Slides

H. Explain the role of top-down processing in producing vulnerability to illusion.

3.5 Auditory Sensation and Perception

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Auditory Sensation and Perception Slides
Ear Diagram

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​I. Describe the hearing process, including the specific nature of energy transduction, relevant anatomical structures, and specialized pathways in the brain for each of the senses.

3.6 Chemical Senses
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Reducer Augmenter Scale

J. Describe taste and smell processes, including the specific nature of energy transduction, relevant anatomical structures, and specialized pathways in the brain for each of the senses

3.7 Body Senses


K. Describe sensory processes, including the specific nature of energy transduction, relevant anatomical structures, and specialized pathways in the brain for each of the body senses.​

Helpful Links

Sensation Quiz from AP Psych Commune
Perception Quiz from AP Psych Commune
States of Consciousness Quiz from AP Psych Commune


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