SENSATION & PERCEPTION: CHARACTERISTICS OF PERCEPTION

As Kahayon and Aquino cited on their book General Psychology

(published by National Bookstore, 1995), Integrated behavior is
dependent on the information received from the environment.
Furthermore, they also mentioned that the stimulation of the
receptor alone does not produce sensation but it is generated by
the activation of the brain (cerebral cortex, in particular)
which perceives the information. Likewise, the aforementioned
also stated that the relation between the stimulation and the
perception depends on many factors.

Before we go further, let me try to feed you with some

definition of the terms used:
SENSATION is the simple experience that arises from the
stimulation of the sense organ.
RECEPTORS are cells or groups of cells specialized to
respond to relatively small charges in a particular kind of
energy.
STIMULUS is anything which initiates an organic study.
PERCEPTION refers to the interpretation of a stimulus-as
differentiated from the simple experience of stimulation.

This term paper has focus on the Characteristics of

Perception. In particular, it would answer the following
questions:
a. How does the learning/principles relate to me and my
behavior?
b. Instances/situations/experiences to validate or invalidate
the principles.
CHARACTERISTICS OF PERCEPTION
1. Perception is limited to sensory discrimination.
Our perception of the things around us depends
primarily on (1) condition of the organism; and (2)
properties of the stimulus, thus it affects our ability
to discriminate among stimuli in environment.
2. Perception is selective and subjective.
Our focus on the stimuli around us is likely to be
based on what we choose to perceive and likewise
subjective.
REACTION:
a. I can relate to these principles personally and found
it true based on my personal experiences. My behavior
towards perceiving things are found to be subjective and
also limited to my sensory discrimination.
b. There are instances in my personal accounts wherein I
have been witness to the truth of these principles.
For example, theres an instance during my younger
years wherein I went to school with just a little sleep
because the night before, I was forced to attend to my
grandmother whos in the hospital.
On the way to school, I almost got an accident
because a motorcycle which I perceived to be still a block
away almost hit meI crossed the street unaware that it was
just 3-5 meters away from me.
At school, on that same day, I was also scolded by my
teacher because I was not able to answer her question which
I thought was directed to my seatmate.
Also, during dance competitions or presentations, our
attention is mainly focused on the music and our dance
routines than on the external noise and whats happening on
the audience.