1. Sensation and Perception The Five Senses Gestalt Perceptions Cues to the brain

2. The Eye  Cornea  Lens  Retina  Rods  Cones  Fovea  Vitreous humor  Optic Nerve

3. Three Dimensions of Color Vision  Hue is the specific color perceived  Saturation refers to the purity of the color  Brightness refers to the intensity of the light energy that is perceived blueLower Saturation (more gray) More Brightness (more white)

4.  Pinna  Auditory Canal  Eardrum  Ossicles  Cochlea  Semi- circular canals The Ear

5. Characteristics of Sound  Frequency  Amplitude  Timbre  Place Theory  Frequency Theory

6. Sense of Smell  Olfactory epithelium  Olfactory bulbs  Pheromones

7. Sense of Taste

8. Other Senses Tactile Kinesthetic sense Vestibular sense Extra-Sensory Perception (ESP)?

9. Gestalt Principles of Perceptual Organization  Figure-Ground  Similarity  Proximity  Continuity  Closure

10. Figure-Ground

11. Perceptual Constancies Size Constancy Shape Constancy Brightness constancy

12. Depth Perception Binocular depth cues – visual depth cues that depend on both eyes working together. Monocular depth cues – visual depth cues perceived by one eye alone. Interposition Linear perspective Relative Size Texture gradient Atmospheric perspective Shadow or shading Motion parallax

13. Innate or Learned?  The visual cliff  Recovery from blindness  Culture and perception