Thursday, November 12/Friday, November 13
Ms. Moronta
Unit 4 Objectives – Chapters 5 & 6 – Sensation & Perception
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Contrast the processes of sensation and perception.
Distinguish between absolute and difference thresholds.
Label a diagram of the parts of the eye and ear.
Describe the operation of the sensory systems (5 senses).
Explain the Young-Helmholtz and opponent-process theories of color vision.
Explain the place and frequency theories of pitch perception.
Discuss Gestalt psychology’s contribution to our understanding of perception.
Discuss research on depth perception and cues.
What Are We Doing Today? 
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WARM UP
TEAM QUIZ
CH. 6 NOTES
PERCEPTION GOGGLES
PRACTICE ESSAY
CLOSURE
HOMEWORK:
 Vocabulary ~ Ch. 6 1-18
 Read ~ pages 231-262
 Daily Quiz next class!
Unit 4 Calendar
11/4 & 11/5: Subliminal Messages
11/6 & 11/9: Eye
11/10 & 11/11: Ear
11/12 & 11/13: Perception
11/16 & 11/17: Scavenger Hunt
11/18 & 11/19: Vocab Quiz
11/20 & 11/23: Unit Test + FRQ
WARM UP 
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How do we use binocular and monocular cues to perceive the world in three dimensions and
perceive motion?
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Explain retinal disparity.
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Explain infants and the visual cliff.
CLOSURE
1. A teacher used distortion goggles, which shifted the wearer’s gaze 20 degrees, to demonstrate an
altered perception. A student wearing the goggles initially bumped into numerous desks and chairs
while walking around, but chose to wear the goggles for a half hour. After 30 minutes, the student was
able to smoothly avoid obstacles, illustrating the concept of
a. Perceptual adaptation
b. Visual interpretation
c. Sensory restriction
d. Perceptual constancy
e. Binocular cues
2. What do we call the illusion of movement that results from two or more stationary, adjacent lights
blinking on and off in quick succession?
a. Phi phenomenon
b. Perceptual constancy
c. Binocular cues
d. Retinal disparity
e. Depth perception
3. The view from Narmeen’s left eye is slightly different from the view from her right eye. This is due to which
depth cue?
a. Retinal disparity
b. Relative size
c. Linear perspective
d. Relative motion
e. convergence