Hi Guys,
Below are some fascinating sensation & perception activities. Click on the links and refer to the questions below each for a fun review!

Sensation Lab 1: Senses Challenge
1. After doing challenge #1, click on the explanation. Why do optical illusions occur?
2. Explain shadow compensation (challenge #5).
3. How does our past experience affect how we process info? (challenge #7)
4. Why do chili peppers taste hot? (challenge #12)
5. Why are supertasters more sensitive to taste than others? (challenge #13)
6. How is the intensity of sound measured? What impacts the sound we perceive? (chal.#15)
7. Why are smells often linked to memories? (challenge #20)

Sensation Lab 2: Exploratorium
1. Click on the "Bird in a Cage" illusion and explain what an afterimage effect is.
2. Click on "Mix-n-Match" and explain how you can create so many colors out of only 3.

Listen to some cool research on the "smelling gene."

Have some more fun with visual and auditory illusions here!