Unit 3 – Perception Book Assignments   Assignment #1 pp.84-89 & 106-112   Define:         Sensation                                    Pheromone Communication                       Weber's Law                          Perception                                  Kinesthetic & Vestibular Senses                                JND                         Sensory Threshold                 Sensation of Motion                                       Placebo                         Placebo Effect                           Absolute Threshold                                        Gate Control Theory   1.    What is the nature of the sensory process? 2.    What is the importance of "Subliminal Perception"? 3.    How does our understanding of pain support the idea that our interpretation of the environment is a purely subjective experience? 4.    How is touch important in human psychology?       Assignment #2 pp112-121   Define:         Figure Ground                           Perception, Gestalt                         Perceptual Constancy's,                                                Observer Characteristics   1.    How do Gestalt Psychologists view the process of perception? 2.    What is the Figure Ground distinction and explain why it's important? 3.    Why can some figures be perceived in different ways? 4.    What is the importance of Perceptual Constancy's to human perception? 5.    What are the four categories of Observer Characteristics, how do they effect/affect perception, and which do you think is the most important? (and why)     Assignment #3 pp l26-130   Define;                 Auto-kinetic Illusion                        Stroboscopic motion                      Phi Phenomenon   1.    What is the difference between Physical Illusion and Perceptual Illusion? 2.    What is ESP, what does science say about it, and why is it so widely accepted? 3.    How do the blind perceive the world?