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PSYC304 Perception

Week 2 Presbycusis Paper

Presbycusis is a condition affecting the hearing of many adults. There are a variety of causes, including damage to structures of the middle and inner ear. The result is loss of hearing—not complete deafness, but difficulty in detecting certain sounds within the normal range of hearing. Use each numbered item as a required subheading in your paper. Students should preview the grading rubric before beginning the assignment.

explain how normal hearing occurs. Include in your discussion the following points:

How is sound transmitted from the environment outside the body to the inner ear? What structures are involved, and how do they transmit sound?

What happens in the inner ear (cochlea) when sound waves are converted to neural signals? How is sound frequency (pitch) processed?

Next, summarize the causes of presbycusis and explain how they will interfere with the normal processing of sound as outlined above.

Discuss one source of presbycusis involving a problem with the outer/middle ear.

Discuss one source of presbycusis involving a problem with the inner ear.

Finally, describe what it might be like to have presbycusis. Include the following points:

If you have normal hearing now, how would your ability to converse with others be affected?

What activities that you now enjoy would be limited by this condition?

How would such a condition affect your work life?

The paper should include:

Be a minimum of 3.5 and a maximum of 4.5 full pages, size 12 font Times New Roman, double spaced with 1 inch margins, NOT including the Title and References pages.

A title page

Include the sub headings of: “Introduction”, “How Normal Hearing Occurs”, “Causes of Presbycusis”, “Having Presbycusis”, and “Conclusions”.

 Introductory paragraph ending in a clear thesis statement

Several well-developed (5-7 sentences) body paragraphs that explore the assignment questions in detail

A summary and conclusions paragraph

Three references, two of which cannot be from the class readings.

Be sure to submit your project in one Word document in APA 6th ed. format and attach it below.

 

PSYC304 Perception

Week 4 Midterm Essay Exam

For your Midterm essay exam, you will complete 10 short answer essay questions which focus on the course readings. Midterm essay answers must be attached as Word documents to the appropriate assignment page, not typed into the assignment student comments boxes. In addition to writing a 300 word answer to each essay question with APA formatted citations and references (APA title page and reference page are required. Each question should be answered clearly and numbered) students will answer each question thoroughly and completely, providing examples where required.

Answer the questions below in your Midterm exam.

Describe the process of perception as a series of steps, beginning with the environmental stimulus and culminating in the behavioral responses of perceiving, recognizing, and acting.

Because the long axons of neurons look like electrical wires, and both neurons and electrical wires conduct electricity, is tempting to equate the two.Compare and contrast the functioning of axons and electrical wires in terms of their structure and the nature of the electrical signals they conduct.

What are the two answers (one “simple” and the other “profound”) to the question, “Why is our perception of colors and details worse in the dim illumination than in bright illumination?”

What is color consistency?Describe three factors that help achieve color consistency.What is lightness consistency?Describe the factors that are responsible for lightness consistency. Lastly, compare and contrast color consistency with lightness consistency.

When you walk from outside, which is illuminated by sunlight, to inside, which is illuminated by “tungsten” illumination, your perception of colors remains fairly constant.But under some illuminations, such as street lights called “sodium – vapor” lights that sometimes illuminates highways or parking lots, colors do seem to change.Why do you think collar consistency would hold under some illuminations, but not others?

What is sensory adaptation?How does it occur within the various senses?What function does sensory adaptation serve?Provide a relevant example which illustrates your point.

What are the characteristics of the energy that we see as visible light?Provide an example illustrating how these characteristics are expressed when someone sees a rainbow.What types of things (situations and/or objects) can interfere with these characteristics?

How does the eye transfer light energy into a neural message?What is the blind spot in the eye and how does it impact the transference of light energy?

How is visual information processed in the brain?But what are some things (situations and/or objects) which can impede visual information being processed in the brain.Please include a relevant example to illustrate your answer.

What theories contribute to our understanding of color vision?Discuss at least two relevant theories within the field of vision.

 

 

PSYC304 Perception

Week 7 Final Paper

For Week Seven, you will be using the material covered in your reading list and the APUS Library, to develop a paper which explores one of the sensorimotor systems (e.g., vision, touch, taste, smell, or attention. You will not be allowed to use hearing as a topic as it was examined in the Week Two paper.) from a biopsychological perspective. Be sure to address, the physiological (structure and function) as well as the psychological (cognitive-perceptual) underpinnings of the system. Use each item as a required subheading in your paper. Students should preview the grading rubric before beginning the assignment.

The paper should include:

Be a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 5 full pages, size 12 font Times New Roman, double spaced with 1 inch margins, NOT including the Title and References pages.

A title page

Include the sub headings of: “Physiological Underpinnings”, “Structure”, “Function” “Psychological Underpinnings”, “Cognitive-Perceptual”.

100-120 word abstract

Introductory paragraph ending in a clear thesis statement

Several well-developed (5-7 sentences) body paragraphs that explore the topic in detail

A summary and conclusions paragraph

Four references, three of which cannot be from the class readings.

Be sure to submit your project in one Word document in APA 6th ed. format and attach it below.

 

PSYC304 Perception

Week 8 Final Essay Exam

Assignment Instructions

For your Final essay exam, you will complete 10 short answer essay questions which focus on the course readings and videos. Final essay answers must be attached as Word documents to the appropriate assignment page, not typed into the assignment student comments boxes. In addition to writing a 300 word answer to each essay question with APA formatted citations and references (APA title page and reference page are required. Each question should be answered clearly and numbered) students will answer each question thoroughly and completely, providing examples where required.

Answer the questions below in your Final exam.

How do we experience taste?Be sure to discuss the composite of the five basic taste sensations.After you have fully and completely answered this question from a biological perspective, include a relevant example which illustrates your answer.

How does our sense of smell work?Discuss the concept that our sense of smell is directly connected to the brain. After you have fully and completely answered this question from a biological perspective, include a relevant example which illustrates your answer.

How do our senses to monitor our body’s position and movement.Discuss factors which may influence our vestibular senses. After you have fully and completely answered this question from a biological perspective, include a relevant example which illustrates your answer.

What did the Gestalt psychologists contribute to our understanding of how the brain organizes sensation into perceptions? After you have fully and completely answered this question from a biological perspective, include a relevant example which illustrates your answer.

How do the principles of figure-ground and moving contribute to our perception of form?Discuss how the roles of proximity, similarity, continuity, connectedness, enclosure impact the order and form of stimuli during the organizational process.

How do we see the world in three dimensions?Be sure to discuss the research on visual cliffs, binocular cues, retinal disparity, and monocular cues.

How do perceptual consistencies help us to organize our sensations into meaningful perceptions?Include a discussion of how perceptual consistencies help explain several well known visual illusions, such as the Moon and the Ames Room illusions.

What does research on sensory restriction and restored vision reveal about the effects of experience on perception? After you have fully and completely answered this question from a biological perspective, include a relevant example which illustrates your answer.

How adaptable is our ability to perceive the world around us?Discuss the biological components involved in vision and the brain’s ability to adapt body movement. After you have fully and completely answered this question from a biological perspective, include a relevant example which illustrates your answer.

Describe the following, which are related physiological mechanisms that are involved in determining cognitive and experiential aspects of pain perception: gate-control model; opiates and pain: the physiology of the placebo effect.