What is Sensation and Perception according to Psychology?

According to Dr. Christopher Heffner (2016), “sensation is the process by which our senses gather information and send it to the brain.  A large amount of information is being sensed at any one time such as room temperature, the brightness of the lights, someone talking, a distant train, or the smell of perfume.  With all this information coming to our senses, the majority of our world never gets recognized.” According to Kendra Cherry (2017), “perception is our sensory experience of the world around us and involves both recognizing environmental stimuli and actions in response to these stimuli. Through the perceptual process, we gain information about properties and elements of the environment that are critical to our survival. Perception not only creates our experience of the world around us; it allows us to act within our environment.  Perception includes the five senses; touch, sight, sound, smell, and taste. It also includes what is known as proprioception, a set of senses involving the ability to detect changes in body positions and movements.”

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