CS Bruner And Minturns Study Flashcards

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What was the aim of Burner and Minturn study of perception

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Bruner and Minturn aimed to find out whether an ambiguous figure was seen differently if the context of the figure was changed.

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What was the method of Burner and Minturn study of perception and context

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An independent groups design was used where participants were either presented with a sequence of letters or a sequence of numbers with the same ambiguous figure in the middle.
The ambiguous figure could be seen as either the letter B or as the number 13.
Participants had to report and also draw what they saw.

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What were the results of Brurner and Minturns study of perception (context )

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Those who saw a sequence of letters were more likely to report the figure as being the letter B and tended to draw a ‘B’.
If shown numbers they were more likely to say it was the number 13 and drew a ‘13’.

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