APU PSYC304 2019 January Week 1 Forum Latest

PSYC304 Perception

Week 1 Forum

There are two parts to this assignment. The first part is an introduction and the second part is related to the course.

Part 1. Introduction

This part of the assignment should be a minimum of 150 words and requires completion for credit for the first forum.

You've probably experienced being required to do this in prior classes. It's an important element of any class because we enjoy knowing who we are talking to. Where are you stationed or do you live? What are some of your interests? What do you enjoy doing when you're not in this class working away learning about sensation and perception? What is one thing that you wonder about perception? Please include three specific goals that you hope to attain from this course.

(NOTE: Please don't copy an idea from the course syllabus or text--this question is about what you bring to the class before ever seeing those materials).

Part 2. Processes in perception. This part of the forum should be 150 words.

After watching the two videos below, discuss the role of higher-level or “cognitive” processes in perception. Then describe a situation in which you initially thought you saw or heard something, but then realized that your initial perception was in error. What was the role of bottom-up and top-down processing in this process of first having an incorrect perception and then realizing what was actually there?

Support your belief and use specific examples.  You may refer to your assigned Week 1 readings or draw on scholarly online resources. The latter must be academic in nature (e.g. from the APUS online library) and not from pop culture and/or commercial websites, blogs, opinion sites, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unWnZvXJH2o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-sVnmmw6WY