Brunern and minturn

Question 1

aim?

Answer 1

expectation was part of the perceptual set - interpritation of an ambigous figure was affected by the context in which it was shown

Question 2

method?

Answer 2

part of a study recognising numbers and letters

Question 3

method?

Answer 3

either see the letter B or the number 13
independent groups design
sequence of letters top and bottom
sequence of numbers (left to right)
stimulus in the middle was the same - report and draw what they saw

Question 4

results?

Answer 4

sequence of letters - letter b
sequence of numbers - 13
asked to draw the figure those that have seen letter drew B and those that had seen numbers drew 13

Question 5

conclusions?

Answer 5

expectation is part of the perceptual set

Question 6

evaluation?

Answer 6

weakness: ambiguous figure was used in the test - do not always come across this - trick people into making errors - occasions where we may come across this like misreading the grammar when it comes into signs - little about everyday perception

weakness - independent groups design - differences between the participants - different in one group and different in the other group in important ways - maybe more who’s name began with the letter B - more likely to perceive the ambigous figure as the letter B - participant variable may affect the conclusions of the study