Read questions 1, 2, & 4 located in Critical and Creative Thinking Questions in Ch. 4 of Visualizing Psychology.
Answer each question in at least 50 words.
1.Sensation and perception are closely linked. What is the central distinction between the two?
2.If we sensed and attended equally to each stimulus in the world, the amount of information would be overwhelming. What sensory and perceptual processes help us lessen the din?
3.What senses would likely be impaired if a person were somehow missing all of the apparatus of the ear (including the outer, middle, and inner ear)?
The central distinction between sensation and perception is that sensation is a reaction, while perception is interpretation. Sensation is created when our body senses something. Sensations can be created, using our five senses such as sight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste. Perception forms when we observe and try to understand what is taking place.
