Sensation vs. Perception

You feel the warmth of the sun on your skin.

• Sensation
• Perception
• Both

You smell fresh-baked cookies and think of your grandmother.

• Sensation
• Perception
• Both

You hear a loud noise and immediately think it might be a car crash.

• Sensation
• Perception
• Both

Light hits your retina and triggers a signal to the brain.

• Sensation
• Perception
• Both

You interpret a shadowy figure in the dark as your coat on a chair.

• Sensation
• Perception
• Both

Your ears pick up sound waves from music playing in the room.

• Sensation
• Perception
• Both

Recognizing your friend’s voice on the phone.

• Sensation
• Perception
• Both

You see the color red and think of a stop sign.

• Sensation
• Perception
• Both

Pressure receptors in your skin detect that you are holding an object.

• Sensation
• Perception
• Both

You taste something sour and identify it as lemon juice.

• Sensation
• Perception
• Both