Sensation and Perception

United States, 1989

Film
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Episode number 7 of Series “Discovering psychology”.
Perception is our way of using our sensory apparatus to make contact with our environment. How does our brain recognise objects? In this program, Philip Zimbardo examines how we sense and perceive our environment, to process information and transform raw sensory data into meaningful impressions. He also discusses the way personal experience can influence our perceptions.

Credits

production company

WGBH (Boston)

co-producer

Tuggelin Yourgrau

David Espar

Duration

00:28:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1989

Appears in

Discovering psychology

Group of items

Discovering psychology

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302992

Language

English

Subject categories

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Perception

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Senses and sensation

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Senses and sensation

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

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Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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