sensation + perception

• Perception refers to our sensory experience of the world. 


  It is the process by which we interpret and understand the world around us.
• What is Perception?

  The process by which our brain interprets and organizes sensory information from the environment.
• Perception relies on the cognitive functions we use to process information


  such as utilizing memory to recognize the face of a friend or detect a familiar scent.
• Perception includes the five senses;

  touch, sight, sound, smell and taste.
• Perception is the sensory experience of the world, which includes how an individual recognizes and interpreter sensory information.
• Perception involves the interpretation of these signals into meaningful experiences that allow us to interact with the world around us.
• SENSATION

  sensation and perception are two related but distinct processes in the way we interpret and understand the world around us.

  SENSATION refers to the process of receiving and detecting sensory input from the environment through our sensory organs such as eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin.

  sensation involves the basic process of registering stimuli through sensory receptors and transmitting them to the brain.
• PERCEPTION

  PERCEPTION, on the other hand, refers to the process of organising and interpreting sensory information into meaningful patterns and representations.

  perception involves higher-level cognitive processes, such as attention, memory, and interpretation, that enable us to understand and make sense of sensory information.
• SENSATION (example)

  To give an example, when you see a flower, the sensation involves the light waves entering your eyes and activating the sensory receptors in your retina. This information is then transmitted to the brain via the optic nerve.
• PERCEPTION (example)

  perception, on the other hand, involves the brain processing the sensory information to recognise and interpret the flower, such as identifying it's colour, shape and texture.
• In summary, sensation refers to the detection of sensory stimuli from the environment (feeling), while perception involves the higher- level cognitive processes that organise and interpret sensory information (thinking)

  It is an area of discussion in psychology as to whether there is a difference between sensation and perception. Some psychologists don't think it is as clear cut as a difference between the two.
• SENSATION & PERCEPTION-

  Sensation is our ability to detect senses like touch, pain, vision, or the movement and positioning of our body. Perception is the way in which the brain processes and communicates these senses to the rest of the body.