1. AP PSYCHOLOGY JOURNAL 3 rd Six Weeks Sensation and Perception Learning

2. AP Psychology 11/15/2013 Journal entry: prosopagnosia. Vocabulary Games Notes re Sensation EXAM DAY 12/2

3. Journal Entry 11/13 prosopagnosia p. 229 Watch the short clip. What is prosopagnosia? Write a paragraph about your reaction to learning about the condition this woman has. 3

4. AP Psychology Lessons 11/19/2013 Journal prompt: Pain Video Sensation and Perception Notes Basic principles of seeing the world – Bottom-up v top-down processing – Psychophysics – Signal detection – Thresholds – Subliminal processing Chapter 6 EXAM WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4, 2013

5. 5 Gate-Control Theory Melzack and Wall (1965, 1983) proposed that our spinal cord contains neurological “gates” that either block pain or allow it to be sensed. Gary Comer/ PhototakeUSA.com

6. Sensation and Perception Biopsychosocial approach to pain p. 255 * Copy the diagram on page 257. How could an understanding of each of these factors help alleviate pain? 1)Gate control theory (Melzack and Wall) 2)Endorphins (Cox) 3)Memories of pain (Kahneman) 4)Cultural expectations (Symbaluk) 5)Placebos (Kaptchuk) 6)Virtual reality games (258)

7. AP Psychology Lessons 11/21 Journal Prompt: Feature detectors Elementary concepts of vision, Inverted vision Elementary concepts of vision Diagram eye and notes Vision quiz

8. Journal Prompt 11/21 Watch the video on Elementary concepts of vision. Prompt: Write in complete sentences. What does Hubel and Wiesel’s experiment with the cat tell us about feature detectors? Learning Goal: Describe the visual sensory system.