A good portion of Chapter 4 is devoted to sensation and the key sensory systems that humans use to take information in from the environment. For the most part, you're responsible for mastering this material on sensation on your own time, but please feel free to reach out to myself or your TA if you have questions about the material.
To get you started, though, here's a short primer on transduction, and why it's key to the process of sensation. (Special thanks to my nephew Declan for his help with the demonstration.) Transduction is a concept that many students find difficult, and so this video is intended to present some additional examples to help clarify things.
To get you started, though, here's a short primer on transduction, and why it's key to the process of sensation. (Special thanks to my nephew Declan for his help with the demonstration.) Transduction is a concept that many students find difficult, and so this video is intended to present some additional examples to help clarify things.
Take some time now to read through Section 4.1 on sensation more generally, as well as Sections 4.3 - 4.6 (you can skip 4.2 for now), which cover the specific senses. Once you've done so, please move on to the next section on Attention.
