Sensation and perception

• What process is carried out by sense receptors?

  Physical stimulation of the sensory receptors
• What is the end result of our brain interpreting information from our five senses?

  Perception
• What two processes define perception?

  Organisation and interpretation
• What is combined with the information received from sense receptors in the brain?

  The brain’s interpretation
• What is sensation defined as?

  Detection of a stimulus
• What is perception?

  Brain interpreting sensations
• How do theories of perception differ?

  They offer competing explanations
• Which theorist proposed the constructivist theory of perception?

  Gregory
• What key difference does Gregory’s constructivist theory highlight?

  Difference between sensation and perception
• Which theorist proposed the direct theory of perception?

  Gibson
• What does Gibson’s direct theory propose about sensation and perception?

  They are the same thing