Sensation and Perception: Fresh Take

  • Define sensation
  • Define perception

Sensation and Perception

Review the differences between sensation and perception in this CrashCourse Psychology video:

This video also discusses our sense of vision—you can choose to watch that section of the video now, or it will be presented again in the next section after you learn about the visual system.

You can view the transcript for “Sensation and Perception: Crash Course Psychology #5” here (opens in new window).

Watch this video explanation of the difference between top-down and bottom-up processing:You can view the transcript for “Top-Down & Bottom-Up Processing [AP Psychology Unit 3 Topic 4] (3.4)” here (opens in new window).