WARM UP: TRACKING OUR PROGRESS COMPLETE THE FIRST TWO QUESTION ON YOUR GOAL 2 TRACKER.

GOAL 2 OBJECTIVES

2.01 Identify the structure and function of the neuron.

2.02 Identify, describe, and explain the organization of the nervous system.

2.04 Differentiate among the technologies and clinical methods for studying the brain.

2.05 Compare and contrast the specialized functions of the brain's hemispheres.

2.06 Describe the structure and function of the endocrine system.

2.07 Assess how heredity interacts with environment to influence behavior.

COMPLETING THE TRACKER

2.01 2.02 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07

AFTER YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR TRACKER….CREATE A FOLDER AND PUT YOUR TRACKING DATA AND TEST SHEET IN THE FOLDER…

Next Unit: Sensation and Perception

Warm Up: How do we understand the world around us? Which sense is the most important? Why?

INTRODUCTION TO SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

Sensation is the stimulation of sensory receptors and the transmission of information to the Central Nervous System

Perception is the interpretation of the sensory stimulation

PERCEPTION

Mona Lisa What do we see? What are the

largest images? How do we know

that the woman is not actually bigger than the road or the mountains in the background?

STIMULATION OF SENSES

Absolute Threshold Difference Threshold Signal-Detection Theory Sensory Adaptation

Using the pgs. 78-80 investigate these different types of stimulation and complete the following matrix in your chart.

Stimulation Concept Description Examples

Absolute Threshold

Difference Threshold

Signal-Detection Theory

Sensory Adaptation

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

Answer the following question in a one paragraph response. Be sure to answer the question and provide examples!

How do sensation and perception affect people’s understanding of their environment?