HUMAN DYNAMICS ASSIGNMENT
BY: SHREYA BISHT
ROLL NO: 323431 DIV: “D”
PERCEPTION
Perception is the organization, identification,and interpretation of sensory information in order to understand and representthe surroundings. All perception includes signals in the nervous system, which in turn result from chemical or physical stimulation of the sense organs. For example, smell is mediated by odor modules, hearing involves pressure waves and vision includes light striking at the retina of the eye. Perception is not the passive receipt of these signals, but is shaped by memory, learning, attention and expectation.
Perception involves these "top-down" effects as well as the "bottom-up" process of processing sensory input. The
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Human and animal brains are structured in a modularway, with different areas processing different kinds of sensory information.
Some of these modules take the form of sensory maps, mapping some aspect of the world across part of the brain's surface. These different modules are interconnected and influence each other. For instance, taste is strongly influenced by smell.
Psychologist Jerome Bruner has developed a model of perception. According to him people go through the following process to form opinions:
1. When we encounter an unfamiliar target we are open to different informational cues and want to learn more about the target.
2. In the second step we try to collect more information about the target. Gradually, we encounter some familiar cues which help us categorize the target.
3. At this stage, the cues become less open and selective. We try to search for more cues that confirm the categorization of the target. We also actively ignore and even distort cues that violate our initial perceptions. Our perception becomes more selective and we finally paint a consistent picture of the
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I have my primary mode of living focused externally, where I take things in through my senses in a concrete, literal fashion. My secondary mode is internal, where I deal with things logically and rationally.
I am outgoing, straight-shooting types. Excitable and enthusiastic, I come under the category which is the "doers", the one who live in the world of action. Blunt, straight-forward risk-takers, willing to jump right into things and get their hands dirty. I live in the here-and-now, and place little importance in introspection or theory. I just look at the facts of a situation, quickly decide what should be done, implement the action, and move on to the next thing.
I have a strange ability to judge people's motivations and attitudes.So I think I would be a good HR person. I pick up on little cues which go completely unnoticed by most other types, like stance and facial expressions. I am typically a couple of steps ahead of the person I am interacting with. I use this ability to get what I want out of any situation. If I have decided that something needs to be done, then my "do it and get on with it" attitude takes precedence over the rules. However, I have my own strong belief in what is wrong and what is right, and will stick to the principles I have made for
After completing the “career cruising” matchmaker worksheet 3.1, I learned that an orthodontist would be an appropriate career for me. This seems fitting because I fall under many of the characteristics you need to be a good orthodontist. I have always respected my orthodontist and what he’s done for me. An aspect that seems to fit my personality is, “Working requiring accuracy and attention to all details.”
In the epigraph of Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man, Ellison quoted, “Harry: I tell you, it is not me you are looking at…but that other person, if person, you thought I was: let your necrophily feed upon that carcase… [sic]” This quote from T. S. Eliot’s Family Reunion portrays one of Ellison’s chief themes in many of his works. This inclination towards seeing what you want to see and omitting all else is, in psychology, called the confirmation bias. Individuals do this subconsciously every day without fail. Whether this bias is shown through writing a persuasive essay, or through explaining an issue to a colleague or friend, it plays a large role in many of our lives.
It is true that we perceive different aspects
“What behind your eyes holds more power than what in front of them,” Gary Zukav a four time consecutive New York Times Best Seller once said. In other words, each situation has multiple different views because as humans we choose what we want to see. The continuous or subconscious decision to see or not see something is directly influenced by one 's sense and surrounds affects what someone understands. This comprehension of what happening is commonly known as perception. Since perception can either impede or enhance a situation either way it is better to look at the positive side of things.
The strengths of my personality type is that i'm decisive and see what needs to be done. Not many have the ability to remain resolute in conflict, leading the charge and being argumentative. These pretty much describes who I am as a person. I try to be a leader and see what needs to be done. I learn from experience and hands on actions.
Since the beginning of science the brain has been a mysterious curiosity to man. The term “neuroscience” only dates back to the 1970’s, but the study of the brain began not too long after figuring out what science was. As technology has progressed over time, neuroscience has undergone significant changes to become what it has today. New findings and discoveries are always changing what we know, or what we think we know, about the brain. In the collection of stories by Oliver Sack entitled, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, we see those with neurological diseases suffering, with their attempts to cope these diseases and the conclusions that Dr. Sacks makes on their conditions.
A.) Visual acuity: The capability to notice specific details; a football player would use visual acuity to figure out the exact place the ball will land and where it will go in order to catch it. B.) Gate control theory: The theory of pain sensitivity. The theory explains that the pain impulses that are sent to the brain are controlled by the spinal cord.
In the article, “Mirrors in the Mind,” by Giacomo Rizzolatti, Leonardo Fogassi, and Vittorio Gallese, the question arises, “How do individuals understand another’s actions as well as their intentions, so effortlessly?” The indicative answer years ago would be merited to the brain’s ability for swift analysis. However, more recent research shows the cause as an unexpected “class of neurons” that ignite when a person executes an activity as well as when they witness another person executing the same activity. This “class of neurons” has been defined as “mirror neurons,” which seem to program patterns for explicit activities.
The process entails a cycle of sensory activities which are starting with perception
South University Jane Emond NTR 2050 Dr. Weintraub August 3, 2015 The five senses, sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. All amazing on their own, but when all are working independently of each other properly people can function pretty well. However, when the slightest disruption interferes with how our senses work properly life can become pretty unbearable at times. Just to name a few issues such as the common cold, seasonal allergies, conjunctivitis, and ear infections can very easily cause the balanced system to go out of whack.
Once it reaches the CNS, the information is interpreted. The process of interpretation and organization of input from sensations is called perception. Perception begins with sensations, but it also mirrors our experiences and outlooks as it deciphers sensory stimuli. 3. Describe how Gestalt psychologists explain perception.
The results from the Keirsey Temperament Sorter shows that I am an ISTJ. The word ISTJ stands for introverted, sensing, thinking, judging. Those mean that one enjoys quiet time typically alone such as relaxing on the couch reading a book. One also pays attention to facts or details when completing something such as building a project. One typically tends to prioritize facts and uses reasoning, especially when they have past experience instead of exploring new ideas that are not proven.
99). There are three structures involved in the information processing model; sensory register, short-term store and long-term store (Tangen & Borders 2017, p. 99). The sensory model is a way of attaining information through any of the five senses; smell, sound, taste, sight and touch (Tangen & Borders 2017, p. 101). Most information attained through the senses only lasts for up to three seconds (Tangen & Borders 2017, p. 101). However, if attention is paid to the information, it can be processed to the short-term store/ short term memory (Tangen & Borders 2017, p. 101).
This process of perceiving something is a truly complex one that is often shaped by individual fixed opinions regarding various issues. Hence, it is possible for two people to look at the same object and still manage to perceive it in wholly different ways. Occasionally, there are various aspects that contribute themselves to a more fixed sort of perception than others, even if there will be some differences as a result of individual characteristics and cognitive
This essay will discuss the statement by William James, “-whilst part of what we perceive comes through our senses but another part (and it may be the larger part) always comes out of our head.” (James, 1890). This excerpt relates to the topic of perception, which can be defined as the acquisition and processing of sensory information to see, hear, taste, or feel objects, whilst guiding an organism’s actions with respect to those objects (Sekuler & Blake, 2002). Every theory of perception begins with the question of what features of the surrounding environment can be apprehended through direct pickup (Runeson et al. 2000). Is it only vague elemental cues that are available, and development and expansion through cognitive processes is required