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Sensation & Perception - Coggle Diagram

- - - - the phenomenon of filling in the gaps in what our senses tell us.
    - - Beliefs
      - Expectations
      - Needs
    - - the ability to discriminate properly between figure and ground.
    - - Used to perceive distance and depth
    - - Help explain who we group our sensations and fill in gaps to make sense out of our world.
    - - Incorrect perceptions, created when perceptual cues are distorted
- - - - Eyes
        
        Vision
        
        provides people with a great deal of information about the environment and the objects in it.
      - Ears
        
        Hearing
        
        depends on the vibration in the air, called sound waves.
        
        Balance of the body
        
        regulated by the vestibular system in the inner ear.
      - Tongue & Nose
        
        Smell and taste
        
        chemical sense because their receptors are sensitive to gaseous and liquid molecules respectively.
      - Skin
        
        Touch
        
        receptors in the skin are responsible for providing the brain with information about
        
        pressure
        
        warmth
        
        cold
        
        pain
      - Body motion and position
        
        Kinesthesis cooperates with the vestibular and visual senses to maintain our sense of movement and body position.