PSY 101 - Sensation + Perception Exam Review (Vision, Hearing, Attention)
University of Michigan
PSY 101 - Intro to Psychology | Exam Review

Overview
A PSY 101 exam review of sensation and perception: sensory transduction, the most tested vision/hearing terms, and how attention and perception can distort what we experience.

Key topics
•sensation vs perception and sensory transduction
•vision basics (rods/cones, trichromatic vs opponent-process)
•hearing basics (frequency, place vs temporal coding)
•perceptual constancies and Gestalt grouping
•attention limits, change blindness, and common perception illusions

Suggested study tasks
•build a 20-term glossary (term to example)
•answer 12 short application questions (which theory fits?)
•draw a simple eye diagram and label 8 parts
•do 10 illusion prompts explaining what the brain assumes
•create 10 flashcards for vision vs hearing contrasts

Common pitfalls
•mixing up sensation vs perception
•confusing rods vs cones
•memorizing terms without examples
•treating perception as camera-like and error-free
•forgetting attention is limited and selective