Transcript Perception - Murray State University

is a multistage process that takes place in the BRAIN
It includes:
a. Selection
b. Processing
c. Organization &
d. Integration
of INFORMATION received from the SENSES
 Sight/seeing
 Sound/hearing
 Touch/Tactile
 Taste
 Smell
 Kinesthetic body awareness
Sensory or sensation is…
 The neural activity triggered by some
STIMULUS that activates a sensory
receptor and results in sensory nerve
impulses traveling the sensory nerve
pathways to the brain.
Kinesthetic Receptors
Kinesthetic Receptor
Location
Perceives What?
* Proprioceptors
Joint Capsule &
Ligaments
Direction,
Rate,
Extent of Joint
Movement, Steady
Position, Stationary Joint
Position
*Vestibular Apparatus
(cat like awareness)
Inner Ear
Rotation, Acceleration &
Deceleration, Linear
Movements, Body
Position Relative to
Gravity
Muscle Spindles
Muscles
Degree of Tension
Golgi Tendon
Muscle-tendon Junctions
Change in Tension
Cutaneous Receptors
Skin & Underlying Tissue
Touch, Temperature, Pain
Kinesthetic Perception
Body Awareness – Perception of our Body
 Laterality
 Perception that you have two
sides to your body
 Sidedness

Age 2
 L/R

Age 6 –
 Lateral Dominance should be
clearly established by age 9 or
a grave concern (LD & SLD)
 Directionality
 Perception of Direction

L, R, U, D, F, B
 Perception that objects have
direction; I.E.,


(B vs. D) - (b vs d)
(p vs d or q vs b)
Kinesthetic Perception cont.
 Spatial Orientation – is knowing where our body is in
space or in relationship to other objects
 Which sports demand extremely keen spatial
awareness?
Kinesthetic Perception cont.
 Tactile Localization
 Multiple Tactile Points
 Limb Movements
Visual Perception
 Figure Ground Perception – where’s Waldo
 Spatial Orientation - letters
 Depth Perception – critical to motor skills, catching,
driving, target sports
 Size Constancy – constant size when distance varies
 Perception of Movement – critical to motor skills knowing something is moving
 Whole Objects vs Parts – games in newspaper