Day 31

Learning Targets:  

• Students will be able to describe the structure and function of the 5 basic senses and how these processes influence human behavior.
• Students will be able to understand the impact of perception on the influence of behavior.

Opener:  Which two of your senses are you most reliant upon for typical day-to-day tasks?  Quick Write:  Describe a day in your life without those two senses.

Activity #1:

First give this a quick read: http://www.manythings.org/voa/people/Helen_Keller-1.html

Questions to answer:

1.  How do people compensate for lost senses?

2.  How might you compensate for losing the two senses that you listed above? 

Activity #2:  Sensation/Perception Introduction

Sensation — awareness resulting from the stimulation of a sense organ 

Perception — the organization and interpretation of sensations. 

Psychophysics - the branch of psychology that studies the effects of physical stimuli on sensory perceptions and mental states.

Absolute threshold - the intensity of a stimulus that allows an organism to just barely detect it.

Close:  Live Q&A Here: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CM74hfGqmTM7TYcfCXOZMfKe7W83BeFwJk3oYxCAe-8/edit?usp=sharing