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What is the main focus of Unit 2 in the handbook 'Psychology for Physiotherapist'?
What is the main focus of Unit 2 in the handbook 'Psychology for Physiotherapist'?
Which of the following is a passive and unconscious character according to the text?
Which of the following is a passive and unconscious character according to the text?
What do sense organs act as according to the text?
What do sense organs act as according to the text?
Which of the following is not one of the basic sensations involving different types of experiences as per the text?
Which of the following is not one of the basic sensations involving different types of experiences as per the text?
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What is the process where neural impulses are transmitted to the concerned area of the brain and interpreted called?
What is the process where neural impulses are transmitted to the concerned area of the brain and interpreted called?
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What is the knowledge of object stimulating according to the text?
What is the knowledge of object stimulating according to the text?
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What is the term for attention that does not require any conscious effort to attend to an object?
What is the term for attention that does not require any conscious effort to attend to an object?
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Which factor determines attention by attracting more attention to intense stimuli such as loud sounds, bright colors, and sharp pain?
Which factor determines attention by attracting more attention to intense stimuli such as loud sounds, bright colors, and sharp pain?
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What factor attracts our attention more easily with large size or a bigger patch of color?
What factor attracts our attention more easily with large size or a bigger patch of color?
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What is the term for the maximum amount of material that can be attended to in one period of attention?
What is the term for the maximum amount of material that can be attended to in one period of attention?
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Which factor determines attention by attracting our attention more than one with no movement, e.g., moving toys attract children?
Which factor determines attention by attracting our attention more than one with no movement, e.g., moving toys attract children?
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What factor catches our attention through a sudden change of the continuous stimulus in intensity or size or sudden cessation (disappearing)?
What factor catches our attention through a sudden change of the continuous stimulus in intensity or size or sudden cessation (disappearing)?
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What attracts our attention when it is unusual, new, or strange?
What attracts our attention when it is unusual, new, or strange?
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What is the definition of perception according to R.E. Silverman?
What is the definition of perception according to R.E. Silverman?
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In perception, what is the process that involves sensation and interpretation?
In perception, what is the process that involves sensation and interpretation?
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What is the term for the false perception due to the wrong interpretation of stimuli?
What is the term for the false perception due to the wrong interpretation of stimuli?
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Which type of disorder results in the inability to identify an object by one or more senses despite normal specific senses and memory?
Which type of disorder results in the inability to identify an object by one or more senses despite normal specific senses and memory?
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What is the term for the phenomenon where items are perceived as complete even when they are incomplete?
What is the term for the phenomenon where items are perceived as complete even when they are incomplete?
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Which principle of perception involves organizing sense impressions into meaningful units?
Which principle of perception involves organizing sense impressions into meaningful units?
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What is the term for an extreme form of inaccurate, abnormal false perception?
What is the term for an extreme form of inaccurate, abnormal false perception?
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What is the perceptual disorder characterized by the inability to recognize familiar faces?
What is the perceptual disorder characterized by the inability to recognize familiar faces?
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In perception, which term refers to a preparatory adjustment for response?
In perception, which term refers to a preparatory adjustment for response?
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'Astereognosis' is a perceptual distortion related to which sense?
'Astereognosis' is a perceptual distortion related to which sense?
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What does 'attention' in perception involve?
What does 'attention' in perception involve?
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What is agnosia defined as?
What is agnosia defined as?
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Study Notes
Unit 2: Psychology for Physiotherapists
- Main focus: Sensation and Perception
Sensation
- Sense organs act as transducers, converting environmental energy into neural impulses
- Basic sensations: touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight
- Excludes: hunger, thirst, fatigue, and pain
Attention
- Involuntary attention: no conscious effort required, e.g., loud sounds, bright colors, sharp pain
- Factors influencing attention: intensity, size, movement, novelty, and sudden change
- Selective attention: focusing on specific stimuli while ignoring others
- Capacity of attention: limited, maximum amount of material that can be attended to in one period
Perception
- Definition (R.E.Silverman): the process of interpreting and making sense of sensations
- Involves: sensation and interpretation
- Incorrect perception: illusion (false interpretation of stimuli)
Perceptual Disorders
- Agnosia: inability to identify objects through one or more senses, despite normal senses and memory
- Astereognosis: inability to recognize objects by touch
- Prosopagnosia: inability to recognize familiar faces (face blindness)
Perceptual Principles
- Gestalt principle: organizing sense impressions into meaningful units
- Context influence: perception influenced by surroundings and expectations
- Closure: perceiving incomplete objects as complete
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Test your knowledge on sensation, perception, and attention in the context of mental functions and alterations. This quiz covers topics like motivation, emotion, memory, learning, thought, language, intelligence, and personality.
