perception

Question 1

what is sensation

Answer 1

the information we about the world using our sense organs

Question 2

what is perception

Answer 2

the interpretation and organization of the sensory information by our brain

Question 3

what are the 5 visual illusions

Answer 3

ponzo illusion , muller-lyer illusion , rubin’s vase , necker cube and kanizsa triangle

Question 4

what is the ponzo illusion

Answer 4

the line at the end of the train tacks is seemed to be larger than the one close to you eventhought they are the same length

Question 5

wha is ambiguity

Answer 5

when there are two or more possible interpretations from the same image

Question 6

examples of ambiguity in a visual isslution

Answer 6

necker cube and rubin’s vase

Question 7

what is fiction

Answer 7

the image suggests that something is there but in reality it isn’t

Question 8

example of fiction in a visual illusion

Answer 8

kanizsa traiangle

Question 9

what are monocular depth cues

Answer 9

perceptual cues can be detected with one eye

Question 10

what are binocular depth cues

Answer 10

perceptual cues are only detected when two eyes are used

Question 11

what are examples of monocular depth cues

Answer 11

height in plane , linear perspective , occlusion , relative size

Question 12

what is height in plane

Answer 12

objects that are higher are viewed as further away

Question 13

what is occlusion

Answer 13

object that is blocked by other objects are seen to be further away

Question 14

what is relative size

Answer 14

when an object is further away they are seen to be smaller

Question 15

what is linear perspective

Answer 15

when lines are parallel further away they seem to be meeting a point

Question 16

what are the two binocular depth cues

Answer 16

retinal disparity and convergence

Question 17

what is retinal disparity

Answer 17

a closer an object is the more the difference is between each eye

Question 18

what is convergence

Answer 18

when an object us closer our eyes converge ( come together ) to focuse on the object when they are further away our eyes relax

Question 19

what is a perceptual set

Answer 19

tendency to prefer certain asepects of our sensory environment

Question 20

what factors that can affect our perceptual set

Answer 20

ceem

Question 21

what is the c in ceem

Answer 21

culture - our perception can be affected by the social world around us

Question 22

what is the aim of hudsons study

Answer 22

can culture influence your perceptual set

Question 23

what was the method of hudson’s study

Answer 23

they were shown a photo

Question 24

what was the results of hudson’s study

Answer 24

black people said that the man was hunting the elephant and the white people said that it was an antelope

Question 25

what was the conclusion of Hudson's study

Answer 25

this shows that culture can affect our perceptual set

Question 26

what is the e in ceem

Answer 26

expectation-burner and minter study though

Question 27

whe aim of burner and minter's study

Answer 27

to see if our intrepratitaion of an is influenced by the context

Question 28

what is the method of burner and minter's broken b study

Answer 28

participants where shown a broken b . a b can be interpreted as a b or a 13 and participants were mixed into the two groups . condition 1 wad the participants under the letter condition , condition 2 was the participants under the number condition

Question 29

what are the results of burner and minter's broken b study

Answer 29

participants in condition1 were more likely to report seeing a b whereas participants in condition 2 were more likely to perceive the broken b as 13

Question 30

what is the conclusion of burner and minter's broken b study

Answer 30

this shows that our perception set can influence the way we view the broken b . participants used there past experience to interpret the ambiguous figure

Question 31

evuation of burners and minter's broken b study

Answer 31

supports Gregory constructivist theory , however the number 13 maybe significant to them , it can be used in real world situations

Question 32

what is m in ceem

Answer 32

motivation-gilchrist and nesberg motivation study

Question 33

aim of gilchrist and nesberg's motivation study

Answer 33

investigate the effects of food deprivation on perception

Question 34

method of glichrist and nesberg's motivation

Answer 34

paritcipants were randomly allocated into two groups . one went without food for 20 hours and the control group were not deprived of food . participants were shown 4 slides of an image with a meal . each slide was 15 seconds and then the participants had to adjust the projector with the meal with the

Question 35

results of giclhrist and nesberg's theory of motivation

Answer 35

percipients who were deprived of food perceived the food to be brighter than they were actually while the control group had a more accurate at adjusting the brightness of the food

Question 36

conclusion of gilchrist and nesbergs theory of motivation

Answer 36

motivation can affect perception