FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: Introduction to Perception:

• Nova - Your Brain: Perception Deception on PBS (watch first 30 min starting at 4:10)
  • We'll be referring back to this throughout this chapter

LEARNING TARGETS:

• What is the difference between sensation and perception?
• What is selective attention & what does it mean in terms of paying attention in class?
• How does Selective Attention limit our abilities & cause inattentive blindness?
• How does the cocktail party effect demonstrate selective attention.
  

AGENDA:

• Module 2.1a: Influences on Perception PP Notes: (Virtual Lecture 0:00-8:19)
  • Selective Attention:
    • View the original Selective Attention Test Neisser’s Selective Attention Test
    • Explore even more about Selective Attention by checking out the talks and demos found at the Invisible Gorrilla Website (Try the Monkey Business Illusion)
    • What's wrong with this pictures? Colgate Dental Floss Ad campaign
      
      
  • Cocktail Party Effect - Classic Case of Selective Attention (2 min)
    • Cocktail Party Effect demonstrated: Dichotic Listening/Whispering activity - Get into groups of three.  One student is the listener and the other two are stand beside them.  The listener’s only job is to listen with their right ear as both students whisper in their ear about their day.  If they only listen with the right ear they should not be able to process info from the left.  Then have them try it again but the person on the left inserts their name multiple times into the story
      

Review this lesson on Sensation/Perception:

• Flip It! Video Review on Bottom-Up, Top-Down Processing (3 min)
• Psych in the Fastlane: Bottom-Up vs Top-Down Processing (3 min)

ASSIGNMENTS:

• Read & take notes on Module 2.1b: Perceptual Organization & Interpretation (pages 174-186) - Due WEDNESDAY.
• Quiz over remaining senses from Module 1.6d - TOMORROW.
• SENSATION REVIEWS (This quiz will be over all the senses coverd in Module 1.6d):
  • Don’t forget your textbook study guide and the website links page with even more places to find demos and quizzes.  (Found at the top of this page in the STUDY RESOURCES area).
  • Sensation & Perception Concept Map - study only the sensation part
  • Take Mr. P's Sensation Practice Test or the Sensation Practice Test #2 to prepare for the test.
  • Kahoot! Review
  • Quizlet Flashcard Review - Review your vocab with these! - To use these you must "join" our class using this LINK
  • Quizlet Sensation Unit Test (Thank you Morgan Dreese!) - Use this LINK to join class
  • Mr. Sinn Sensation Unit Review
  • Crash Course Psychology Sensation & Perception Review
  • Quia Review Games
  • Sensation Clicker Questions - quiz yourself with these
  • Sensation parts acronyms
  • Printable Eye Quick Guide
  • Weblinks and Demos on the Textbook Website

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:

FOCUS/REVIEW qUESTION: How good are you at multi-tasking?

• Brain Games: Stroop Effect
• Brain Games: Counting what you see & hear

LEARNING TARGETS:

• 2.1a-2: Expectations, Context, Motivation, & Emotion
  • What are change and choice blindness?
  • Are we good at multi-tasking? Why or why not?

AGENDA:

• Quiz over Sensation Today (over Modules 1.6a-d)
  • Start your Quiz/Test Corrections:
• Instructions for finding your test results in Quia
• Test Correction Worksheet - please print off and write out your corrections (do not type)
• Complete your Improving My Test Performance Sheet if you earned below an 80%.
• Module 2.1a: Influences on Perception PP Notes: (Virtual Lecture 8:19-15:07)
  • As we discuss each of the various influences on perception, add your own examples to your notes to help you better understand the concepts.
  • Selective Attention:
    • Using your Selective Attention against you... The Fastest Pickpocket from Brain Games - How they use your selective attention against you (3 min)
    • Change Blindness - Can you notice the changes in these scenes? Scroll down to view the two movie perception demos. (Try the Movie Perception Tests)
  • Would you notice a person asking you a question change? (4 min)
  • Brain Games - Pay Attention! - up to hypnosis part (50 minutes) or see parts below:
    • NOVA: Why you miss big changes right before your eyes (4 min)
    • Check out this magician as he shows us examples of change blindness. (Brain Games: Pay Attention! 2 min)
  • Choice Blindness - Choosing Faces (2 min)
    • Choice Blindness Face Experiment Explained (BBC video 4 min)
    • Choice Blindness Explained Part 1 (2 min), Part 2 (2 min)
    • Choice Blindness & Shifting Political Attitudes (2 min)
      
      
• Review this lesson on Sensation/Perception:
  • Flip It! Video Review on Bottom-Up, Top-Down Processing (3 min)
  • Psych in the Fastlane: Bottom-Up vs Top-Down Processing (3 min)
  • Crash Course: Consciousness
    • Dual/Parallel Processing (4:00-4:40)
    • Selective Attention, Cocktail Party Effect, Innattention Blindness, Misdirection, Change Blindness (4:40-8:40)
  • Change Blindness & Innattentive Blindness explained (3:15-10:00)

ASSIGNMENTS:

• Read & take notes on Module 2.1b: Perceptual Organization & Interpretation (pages 174-186) - Due TOMORROW.

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:

FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: What do we mean by Gestalt? Seven Blind Mice Story (3 min)

LEARNING TARGETS:

• 2.1a-2: Expectations, Context, Motivation, & Emotion
  • What is a perceptual set and how does it influence our understanding of our environment?
  • How do expectations, priming & schemas influence our perceptions?
  • How do contexts, emotions & motivations influence our perceptions?
  • Explain the difference between nativist and empiricist explanations of perception.
  • Explain the carpentered-world hypothesis. Which of the above explanations does it support?

AGENDA:

• Module 2.1a: Influences on Perception PP Notes:(Virtual Lecture 15:07-END)
  • As we discuss each of the various influences on perception, add your own examples to your notes to help you better understand the concepts.
  • How does context, schemas, emotions, and motivations change how we perceive the world?
  • An example of Priming/Perceptual Sets/Context & Cultural Effects:
    • Rotating Face Demo - Face Schemas
    • Hollow Mask Illusion
    • Check out the Dynamic Muller Lyer Illusions
    • Muller-Lyer Illusion - Carpentered World Hyposthesis

ASSIGNMENTS:

• Finish Reading & taking notes on Module 2.1b: Perceptual Organization & Interpretation (pages 174-186) if you haven't done so already.

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:

FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: Read the article: Witchcraft or Lack of Experience? The story of Kenge and the water buffalo. Does depth perception & size constancy require experience?

LEARNING TARGETS:

• 2.1b-3: Gestalt Grouping Principles:
  • How does Gestalt psychology help explain our perceptual organization?
  • What's the difference between figure and ground?
  • Name and give examples for the Gestalt grouping principles your brain uses.

AGENDA:

• Module 2.1b: Visual Organization & Gestalt Grouping Principles PP Notes: (Virtual Lecture):
  • Selective Attention & Gestalt - Necker Cube demo
  • Enjoy how these perceptual organizational principles can create some cool illusions with the help of Bill Nye! (2 min)
    
  • Review on Your Own:
    • Review Grouping Laws with help from the Hanover College Website
    • Review using Flip It! Gestalt Principles review (4 min)

ASSIGNMENTS:

• If you haven't added the 6 Kinds of Monocular Cues to your notes, do so from page 178!
• STUDY FOR TEST OVER PERCEPTION MODULES 2.1a & 2.1b - MID NEXT WEEK.

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:

• Get started on the ON YOUR OWN: Physical and Gender Development Study Outline - in Google Classroom - Due January 13. There will be a test over this material that you're learning on your own. Don't wait till the last minute.