BESC1490 Topic 3 Sensation and Perception Assignment Guide (S1 PDF

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BESC1490 Introduction to Psychology Assignment 3 Complete all three tasks: 1. Complete Multiple Choice Test [Task A] 2. In one file, answer Task B and Task C and post on the Canvas site for this course 1. Check the Syllabus available through the Canvas site for the due date

Topic 3. Sensation and perception Task A. MCT: Read make study notes on the following five learning objectives. 1. How do humans sense the environment? Explain the process of transduction and link it to coding for intensity and quality of the stimulus. 2. What are absolute thresholds? Using Signal Detection Theory, explain why our sensitivity to sensations varies over the day [eg sensory adaptation]. 3. Explain how light wavelengths are transformed in vision and the perception of colour. Include the Young-Helmholtz theory [retinal transduction of colour] and Hering’s opponent process theory [processing colour in the brain]. 4. Explain the difference between the sensation of pain and the perception of pain. 5. How is perception organized (see Gestalt) and how do humans perceive depth? Finally, explain how cultural experiences influence perception.

Go to Quizzes on your Canvas page and answer

Ten item Multiple Choice exam (Check the Syllabus available through the Canvas site for the due date)   

Complete test on-campus using University computers. This is timed exam (10 minutes) open book exam. Is requires detailed knowledge, hence have your notes and text available

Task B: Tutorial or online activity with specific questions to be answered [~550 words] [Answer B1 or B2, but not both] Task B1: List and explain any six Gestalt laws - for each law, provide a pictorial (real life) example of each (can include advertising symbols and neon lights etc). That is, Do not use academic examples such as dots” in various arrays. Hence proximity is

But use real images, and explain proximity by stating people percieve two couples rather than four individual people

 or Task B2: Define and provide an example of the following monocular [perceptual] cues Using the traditional image of the Taj Mahal, provide an example [and an explanation of why] of the following monocular depth cues: linear perspective; relative size; interposition [overlay]; texture gradient; ground plane position

Task C. In approximately 250 words:  Provide a brief and clear description [plus references] of the topic content you wish to apply.  Clearly apply some aspect of this topic’s material [Part A or Part B] to your life [work or personal or future work life] – explaining how it is to be applied and the positive consequences of the application. Checklist  Part A o Complete online quiz  Part B

o B1: Gestalt laws 1. Define and explain any six Gestalt laws [reference] 2. Provide a real-life picture of each Gestalt law and explain how each image illustrates that law o OR o B2: Monocular cues 1. Define and explain the five monocular [perceptual] cues [reference] 2. Using the image of the Taj Mahal provide an example of each monocular cue and explain how that cue provides the perception of depth/distance  Part C o Provide a clear description [plus references] of the topic content you wish to apply o Clearly apply content to your [work or personal] life – explaining how it is to be applied and the positive consequences of the application...