Psychoology

Visual sensation differs from visual perception even though the two processes form a sequence. Our brain obtains meaning from what we look at through the process of sensation and perception (Grivas Down & Carter pg 77). Though the two systems interact they both serve a different purpose. Sensation is a physiological process which involves the " reception and transduction of information and its transmission to the brain." (Grivas Down & Carter pg 77). In other words sensation involves collecting the …

…that visual sensation is a physiological process whereas visual perception is a psychological process. It clearly explains several visual perception principles illustrating the way in which they play a part in the way we perceive things. It explains the influences psychological factors can have on our perception and how these factors play part in the susceptibility for our perception systems to fail. Relevant empirical research has been included to substantiate the information presented. word count- 1437