There is a difference between sensation and perception in psychology. The sensation is defined as how one receives information through sensory organs. Perception is the psychological process of organizing and interpreting information in the mind. Senses such as hearing and taste help in the study of sensation and perception in psychology and how people practice them in their environment. The perceptions have led people to have variant experiences of the world and explore new ideas in their lives. Various topics and their effects such as synesthesia, color blindness, chemical senses, fragrance and flavor, auditory senses, multitasking, attention, and awareness are concerns in psychological perception. By implementing solutions to the shortcomings occurring due to sensation and perception, people can improve productivity while minimizing shortcomings.
Synesthesia is an experience in which one sensation, such as hearing, creates another sensation like vision. It plays a vital role in the construction of tone meaning and highlights the perpetual experience human beings gain through multiple sensory channels while recognizing the world is involved in the language study. For example, individuals with synesthesia experience challenges in the perception of information, sensation in smell, taste, or hearing. Utilization of neural resources can be the best way to achieve the best results when controlling challenges in people with synesthesia (Mealor, et al., 2020). Memory benefits that people can use in their entire life can be experienced in synesthetic processes, although synesthesia in people cannot be a protection tool against severe effects.
Studying sensation and perception can also be important in providing attention and awareness in working memory. An example of working memory is the influence on perception in human beings regarding external influences (Dowd et al., 2017). Different mechanisms may cultivate a proper working memory which results in more productivity in terms of information from the individuals (Christophel et al., 2018). When internal attention is set towards a working memory, information is often found retained in perceptual regions while other low-priority information is retained in the parietal and frontal regions.
Color blindness occurs due to enhanced auditory abilities affecting people’s vision which in turn can lead to loss of jobs and poor performance in their working environment. Contradiction by other studies shows that color blindness arises due to the imperfect performance of some auditory organs. The strength or weakness of auditory organs determines the capability of maintaining good performance, especially in work. Improving vision challenges can be an achievement for people with color blind disabilities to minimize the rise of new problems which are limited to some specific missions (Kolarik et al., 2021). Thorough research regarding the potential performance of auditory abilities should be carried out in the future to help people with blindness disabilities. One way to improve the spatial perception of color-blind people is through echolocation.
The application of fragrances and flavors in daily life contributes to increased side effects. Fragrances are chemical components with toxic compounds that can harm the human brain. For example, if the fragrance compounds get into the body, they affect brain functions. Olfactory stimulation leads to a change in body responses to the external environment (Millers Lab, 2016). Various techniques can be employed to examine brain function, but behavior alterations by fragrance inhalation can be determined through the electrophysiological process (Millers Lab, 2016). Evaluation of the consequences such as brain malfunctioning regarding fragrances inhalation is essential. Taking the appropriate measures could minimize the risks of brain damage.
Additionally, multitasking can reduce the efficiency and mental performance of people. Switch between tasks and the process is often uniform, but in reality, it requires brain energy (Millers Lab, 2016). Humans have a limited capacity for simultaneously thought that holds a small piece of information in mind at a single moment. Emotional intelligence, a common characteristic in human beings, can occur due to multitasking. Psychological processes require a good working brain which plays a role in promoting emotional intelligence in people. Self and social awareness are the two main components of emotional intelligence and could diminish significantly due to multitasking. Two ways of protecting the brain from multitasking are practicing single-tasking and working in a distraction-free environment away from media devices.
In conclusion, studying sensation and perception can create attention and awareness of challenges such as multitasking, which can improve productivity. Other close challenges in psychology include reduced mental performance, maintenance of emotional intelligence, the occurrence of color blindness, and effects of fragrances and flavor. The problems can be solved early after detection to minimize the risks of brain malfunctions. People can work under minimal distraction from media devices or practice single-tasking in their work to avoid brain distraction. Stimulation of fragrances into the body can bring immediate physiological consequences to brain activity and blood pressure. For people who are blind, it is essential to use echolocation to improve their ability to respond to their environment.
References
Christophel, T. B., Iamshchinina, P., Yan, C., Allefeld, C., & Haynes, J. D. (2018). Cortical specialization for attended versus unattended working memory.Nature Neuroscience, 21(4), 494–496.
Dowd, E. W., Pearson, J. M., & Egner, T. (2017). Decoding working memory content from attentional biases. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 24(4), 1252–1260.
Kolarik, A. J., Pardhan, S., & Moore, B. C. J. (2021). A framework to account for the effects of visual loss on human auditory abilities. Psychological Review. Advance online publication.
Mealor, A. D., Simner, J., & Ward, J. (2020). Does synaesthesia protect against age‐related memory loss?Journal of Neuropsychology, 14(2), 197–212.
Millers Lab (2016). Why you shouldn’t multitask, according to an MIT Neuroscientist.