Respond to the following questions in 75 to 150 words each.

1. Differentiate between sensation and perception. Explain the importance of separating these concepts.

The term sensation is used when referencing the process of sensing the environment through taste, touch, sound, smell, and sight (Goldstein, 2014). Moreover, it is the process that occurs once the sensory receptor experiences stimulation, which in turn produces nerve impulses that are sent to the brain to be processed in its raw form, then perception comes into play (Goldstein, 2014). Perception is used to describe the way people interpret these sensations and tries to make sense of everything around them on a daily basis. Perception is the occurrences of the brain attempts to organize the input information it obtains from the neural impulses, and then starts the process of translation and interpretation. It is important to note that perception follows sensation, as the nerve impulses travel through a series of organization, translation, and interpretation (Goldstein, 2014). After the perception process is complete, a person is then able to make sense out of the sensations.

2. Identify the biological factors that influence sensation and perception.

Some of the biological factors that affect sensation and perception include various sounds, taste, sights, touch, and smells. In fact, almost anything that an individual experiences can have a major influence their sensations (Goldstein, 2014). For instance, colors such as red, blue, green, yellow, and orange would have no real meaning if not for the function of visual sensations (Goldstein, 2014). Another example of biological factors that influence sensation and perception could be when a person indulges in their favorite food. Before eating it, the individual can see as well as smell what they are about to eat, which in turn will trigger a memory