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    Unit - II

    Unit – II ATTENTION, PERCEPTION AND MEMORY

    SENSATION
    Meaning
    Any experience that takes place through a
    sense organ is called sensation.
    Sensation is also called as the gate ways of
    knowledge, because all our knowledge is based
    upon the functioning of sense organs.

    Continues… D.Jeyasekaran,
    Asst. Professor, SCCE
    Sense Organs

    Continues… D.Jeyasekaran,
    Asst. Professor, SCCE
    Unit – II ATTENTION, PERCEPTION AND MEMORY

    SENSATION
    Definition of Sensation
    “Sensation is defined as the simplest of all conscious
    experience.”
    – Duglas and Halland.=
    “The impressions received through the sense organs are
    called sensations.”
    – Mathur

    Continues… D.Jeyasekaran,
    Asst. Professor, SCCE
    Unit – II ATTENTION, PERCEPTION AND MEMORY

    SENSATION
    Definition of Sensation
    “A sensation is an elementary cognitive experience.”
    – Dr. Jalota
    “Sensations are first things in the way of
    consciousness.”
    – James

    Continues… D.Jeyasekaran,
    Asst. Professor, SCCE
    Unit – II ATTENTION, PERCEPTION AND MEMORY

    SENSATION
    Types of sensation
    Organic Sensation: Sensations that result from the
    conditions of the internal organs, is called organic sensations.
    Special Sensation: Special Sensations are the sensations
    resulting from the specific sense like eyes, ears, tongue,
    nose, and skin.

    Continues… D.Jeyasekaran,
    Asst. Professor, SCCE
    Unit – II ATTENTION, PERCEPTION AND MEMORY

    SENSATION
    Types of sensation
    Special Sensation:
    Sl. Sense
    Type of Sensation Senses Knowledge Gaining
    No. Organ

    1. Visual Sensation Eye Sight 83%

    2. Auditory Sensation Ear Hear 11%

    3. Olfactory Sensation Nose Smell 3.5%

    4. Taste Sensation Tongue Taste 1.0%

    5. Tactual Sensation Skin Touch 1.5%

    Continues… D.Jeyasekaran,
    Asst. Professor, SCCE
    Unit – II ATTENTION, PERCEPTION AND MEMORY

    SENSATION
    Elements of Sensation
     There are five elements of sensation:
     Quality
     Intensity
     Extensity Extensity refers the extension in space.
     Duration
     Clarity

    Continues… D.Jeyasekaran,
    Asst. Professor, SCCE
    Unit – II ATTENTION, PERCEPTION AND MEMORY

    SENSATION
    Absolute threshold of our sense organ:
    The following research findings on absolute threshold are taken from the
    works of Galanter (1962) as cited in (Feldman, 1996)
     Sight: a candle flame can be seen 30 miles away on a dark, clear night.
     Hearing: the ticking of a watch can be heard 20 feet away under quiet
    conditions.
     Taste: A teaspoon of sugar can be detected in nine liters of water
     Smell: A drop of perfume can be detected when one drop is present in a
    three-room apartment.
     Touch: The falling of a bee’s wing from a distance of one centimeter can be
    felt on a cheek.

    Continues… D.Jeyasekaran,
    Asst. Professor, SCCE
    Unit – II ATTENTION, PERCEPTION AND MEMORY

    PERCEPTION

    Meaning of Perception
     When things come into contact with any of our
    sense organs, we feel sensation.
     When brain comes to know the form of these
    sensations, it comes to know the stimulus fully.
     This cognitive experience of the brain is called
    perception.
    Continues… D.Jeyasekaran,
    Asst. Professor, SCCE
    Unit – II ATTENTION, PERCEPTION AND MEMORY

    PERCEPTION
    Meaning of Perception
    Perception is the process by which an organism
    interprets sensory input so that it acquires meaning.
    i.e.
    Perception = Sensation + Meaning (interpretation).

    Continues… D.Jeyasekaran,
    Asst. Professor, SCCE
    Unit – II ATTENTION, PERCEPTION AND MEMORY

    PERCEPTION
    Definition of Perception
     “Perception is the process of getting to know objects and
    objective facts by use of senses.”
    – Woodworth.
     “Perception refers to the complex processes which begin
    with the stimulation of a sense organ and end with an
    interpretation of the resulting neural activity by the
    organism i.e. with the meaning of the stimulus.”
    – James A. Dyal.
    Continues… D.Jeyasekaran,
    Asst. Professor, SCCE
    Unit – II ATTENTION, PERCEPTION AND MEMORY

    PERCEPTION

    Continues… D.Jeyasekaran,
    Asst. Professor, SCCE
    Unit – II ATTENTION, PERCEPTION AND MEMORY

    PERCEPTION

    Continues… D.Jeyasekaran,
    Asst. Professor, SCCE
    Unit – II ATTENTION, PERCEPTION AND MEMORY

    PERCEPTION

    Continues… D.Jeyasekaran,
    Asst. Professor, SCCE
    Unit – II ATTENTION, PERCEPTION AND MEMORY

    PERCEPTION
    Nature of Perception
     Perception is always selective.
     Perception is meaningful.
     Perception is formed based on sensation.
     Perception is preventive and representative process of
    mind.
     Perception needs observation or experience.
     Perception is both analytic and synthetic.
     Perception makes use of images.

    D.Jeyasekaran,
    Asst. Professor, SCCE

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