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SSPBF4Physical World as Perception

Describe how the physical world is translated into a psychological experience.

Appears in: Social Studies, High School

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Expectations

  • SSPBF4.a

    Describe the basic structures of the eye and ear, the associated neural pathways, and the process of sensory transduction.

  • SSPBF4.b

    Recognize causes which can lead to hearing and vision deficits: include environmental causes, aging, genetics, diet, disease, and trauma.

  • SSPBF4.c

    Describe the major theories associated with visual and auditory sensation and perception: include threshold theory, opponent process theory, trichromatic theory of vision, frequency theory, volley theory and place theory of hearing.

  • SSPBF4.d

    Identify additional senses, include: smell, taste and touch.

  • SSPBF4.e

    Analyze different perceptual illusions and describe why illusions are important for our understanding of perception.

  • SSPBF4.f

    Compare top-down and bottom-up processing.

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Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.