PSYC 101
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PSYC 101: General Psychology
In regards to perceptions of sensations in differing people, there are several factors to consider.
Presence of pre-existing conditions such as sight or hearing inadequacy, possible disorders such as
schizophrenia can have a severe impact on perception of stimuli or the ability to establish reality.
Additionally, the difference in settings that people interact with and its consistency can also affect the
perception of different stimuli. For example, if a person is blind or deaf their body will not be able to
transduce coinciding stimuli the way someone with sight or hearing can. Although that is the extreme
scenario, those with impaired sight or hearing are not able to receive and convert light or sound waves
without additional assistance from glasses or hearing aids. Perception can also vary from absolute or
difference thresholds. Because people are so different, if two people are subjected to an absolute
variable, they may detect the same variable (smell, taste, sound) at differing capacities. Same with
perception and comparison in regards to difference thresholds and comparing a variety of stimuli.
Furthermore, different sensory adaptations to different settings and stimuli surely differ between
individuals who live or work in different environments. For example, someone who lives in northern
Alaska becomes adjusted to constant darkness for two months of the year to adapt to their surroundings.
This person is surely able to see in the dark better than I. Concerning individuals that interact with
technology at work or at home, constantly staring at a computer or phone screen or playing
video games for hours on end disadvantage themselves by creating visual impairment which
prevents them from interpreting stimuli the same way as those who limit their screen time.
Lastly, Perception of pain is highly complex and individualized. So previous injury, conditions, or even
varying pain tolerance can explain why people perceive pain differently.
People who are affected by varying conditions, all perceive their reality differently. Those who
are affected by schizophrenia experience hallucinations that influence their perception of reality, and
Liberty University
PSYC 101: General Psychology
In regards to perceptions of sensations in differing people, there are several factors to consider.
Presence of pre-existing conditions such as sight or hearing inadequacy, possible disorders such as
schizophrenia can have a severe impact on perception of stimuli or the ability to establish reality.
Additionally, the difference in settings that people interact with and its consistency can also affect the
perception of different stimuli. For example, if a person is blind or deaf their body will not be able to
transduce coinciding stimuli the way someone with sight or hearing can. Although that is the extreme
scenario, those with impaired sight or hearing are not able to receive and convert light or sound waves
without additional assistance from glasses or hearing aids. Perception can also vary from absolute or
difference thresholds. Because people are so different, if two people are subjected to an absolute
variable, they may detect the same variable (smell, taste, sound) at differing capacities. Same with
perception and comparison in regards to difference thresholds and comparing a variety of stimuli.
Furthermore, different sensory adaptations to different settings and stimuli surely differ between
individuals who live or work in different environments. For example, someone who lives in northern
Alaska becomes adjusted to constant darkness for two months of the year to adapt to their surroundings.
This person is surely able to see in the dark better than I. Concerning individuals that interact with
technology at work or at home, constantly staring at a computer or phone screen or playing
video games for hours on end disadvantage themselves by creating visual impairment which
prevents them from interpreting stimuli the same way as those who limit their screen time.
Lastly, Perception of pain is highly complex and individualized. So previous injury, conditions, or even
varying pain tolerance can explain why people perceive pain differently.
People who are affected by varying conditions, all perceive their reality differently. Those who
are affected by schizophrenia experience hallucinations that influence their perception of reality, and
