type of perception

• Visual Perception


  -       perception come to us moment by moment, one perception vanishing as the next approaches
• Movement Perception


  -       moving objects whether they are people, animals, cars, or trees of earth plummeting down a hillside is called as real movement or motion

  -       psychologists studied several types of apparent movement or illusions of movement
• Depth Perception


  -       ability to judge depth or distance is made possible through the use of different cues which can be divided into two: monocular and binocular depending on whether they can be seen with only one eye or both eyes
• Perceptual Illusion


  -       perception can provide false interpretations of sensory information

  -       known as illusion, which refers to incorrect perception; illusions can be brought by the following reasons:

  -          the physical condition of the sense organs, malfunctioning of the sense organ can result to distortion of perception
• Sound Perception


  -       in perceiving distance and direction of sound we are using our binaural cues, thus a person knows his position in space

  -       he knows that increasing loudness means decreasing distance
• Olfactory and Gustatory Perception


  -       usually, our perception of odors is affected by our exposures to certain stimulation

  -          thus we vary in our reactions towards different odors that we smell

  -       our gustatory perception is also affected by our sensitivity to stimulus, temperature of the substances, and the taste qualities in our tongue
• Tactual Perception


  -       one theory hold that local signs (signs of location) allow us to make appropriate responses to the corresponding stimuli

  -          we would be able to identify with precision whether we were touched with a pin, a feather, or a flat surface

  -          in perceiving pain, we may not have an accurate interpretation of a particular pain
• Perception of Time


  -       perception of time is made possible through our experience, conditioning, and some organic conditions which gives us cues

  -       ex. we perceive it is already twelve noon if we experience hunger

   
• Perception of Persons


  -       perceiving person is difficult but relatively important in maintaining smooth interpersonal relationships

  -       various factors affect our perception of person such as: attitudes, physical characteristics of the person being perceived, stereotypes and prejudices as well as our interests and values
• Special Type of Perception: Extrasensory Perception


  -       perceptions that are not based on input from our sensory receptors are called extrasensory perception or ESP