1.  Objective: Students will explain the difference between sensation & perception, identify some of the key terms for sensation, and explain how the eye works. 1. CBM 2. Notes: Sensation & the Eye 3. Introduce Project

2. 1. What is sensation? How does it differ from perception? 2. What are the major senses? 3. Which of these senses is most important? Least important? Why?

3.  Sensation v. Perception  Transduction  Thresholds  Absolute  Difference  Just Noticeable Difference  Weber’s Law  Signal Detection Theory  Subliminal messages  http://jeffmilner.com/backmasking.htm http://jeffmilner.com/backmasking.htm  Sensory Adaptation

4.  Light  Wavelength  Hue  Intensity

5.  Parts of the Eye:  Cornea  Lens  Iris  Pupil  Muscles to move the eye  Retina  Fovea  Optic Disk  Optic Nerve http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/index

6.  Acuity  Farsightedness  Nearsightedness  Rods & Cones

7.  Young-Helmholz Trichromatic Color Theory  Opponent Process Theory  Blue-yellow  Red-green  Black-white  Additive and subtractive color theory Color Constancy Color blindness http://www.vischeck.com/examples/

9.  Feature Detectors  Parallel Processing  Occipital Lobe  Visual Cortex