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PERCEPTION AND PERCEPTUAL LEARNING

PERCEPTION

Perception is the cognitive process of converting sensations into useful information. It is the process of mentally evaluating something we see or hear in order to later judge and render a judgement on a situation, person, or a group. Perception can be categorized into five types;

  • Visuals
  • Sounds
  • Smell
  • Taste
  • Touch
Perception is a compelling interest and an area of thorough investigation. Imagine you are gazing at the outside through a window on a rainy day. Your perception, the way you see represents the outside as it is. The concept of rain is the way you perceive through your eyes, which is visual sense. Just like you see the white colored coffee mug on your table as white and the coffee in it as coffee itself, and you hear birds chirping through your ears is also a perception. There are three types of perception;

  • Veridical perception
  • Illusion
  • Hallucination
For example, let's take three average persons looking at a zebra in a zoo. First person sees the zebra as it is, with black and white stripes. Second person sees the zebra, but in different color, let's say he sees it in all black. And the third person sees no zebra at all. The way the first person perceive things as it is, is known as veridical perception. Second person perceives it as an illusion. Third person is totally seeing a hallucination. 


PERCEPTUAL LEARNING 

Learning is defined as a process that results in change as a result of experience and improves the potential for increased performance and future challenges. It's not that's done to someone, but it's something that someone does cause it stems from how they comprehend and respond to their experiences. Perceptual learning takes place as a result of sensory engagement with the environment as well as practices with specific sensory tasks. Perceptual learning causes changes in sensory and perceptual systems at the levels of behavior and physiology.

Twelve years ago I started attending a music class in order to learn how to play the violin. At first I had no idea about the 7 notes. As I practiced for hours and hours everyday giving my attention to master the violin, I was able to distinguish between the different musical pitches in 5 years and in 2012 I won the second place in an all-island contest. In my point of view, this is a clear example of how you can improve your abilities through sensory experiences and perceptual learning.


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