Perception training
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Complex perceptions like voice recognition or discrimination
of similar sound sequences need experience and can generally be trained.
Complex perceptions are often multi
sens
ory perceptions.
Example: To distinguish between a real apple and fake the subject needs to touch or to smell it, because visual inspection may be insufficient.
Depending on previous experience with similar situations the subject will decide which strategy
to use.
The basic principle
s of perception training are similar to problem solving
.
The perception of a simple stimulus
(like a sound of a given intensity) can normally not be trained to function below its intensity threshold.
Discrimination
Discrimination is the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on their membership in a certain group or category. It involves the actual behaviors towards groups such as excluding or restricting members of one group from opportunities that are available to another group. The term began to be...
of similar sound sequences need experience and can generally be trained.
Complex perceptions are often multi
Multi
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sens
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ory perceptions.
Example: To distinguish between a real apple and fake the subject needs to touch or to smell it, because visual inspection may be insufficient.
Depending on previous experience with similar situations the subject will decide which strategy
Strategy
Strategy, a word of military origin, refers to a plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal. In military usage strategy is distinct from tactics, which are concerned with the conduct of an engagement, while strategy is concerned with how different engagements are linked...
to use.
The basic principle
Principle
A principle is a law or rule that has to be, or usually is to be followed, or can be desirably followed, or is an inevitable consequence of something, such as the laws observed in nature or the way that a system is constructed...
s of perception training are similar to problem solving
Problem solving
Problem solving is a mental process and is part of the larger problem process that includes problem finding and problem shaping. Consideredthe most complex of all intellectual functions, problem solving has been defined as higher-order cognitive process that requires the modulation and control of...
.
The perception of a simple stimulus
Stimulus (physiology)
In physiology, a stimulus is a detectable change in the internal or external environment. The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli is called sensitivity....
(like a sound of a given intensity) can normally not be trained to function below its intensity threshold.