perspection

Question 1

perception

Answer 1

The process by which individuals become aware of, organize, and interpret information received through their senses

Question 2

Steps in perception

Answer 2

Select available data
organizing data into usable form
interpreting data by adding meaning and making predictions

Question 3

selection

Answer 3

The conscious effort of choosing which stimulus from all those present in the environment to attend to
We selectively attend to a small amount of available stimuli in any situation
Stimuli we do select may be limited and/or distorted by sensory and psychological factors

Question 4

influence on selection

Answer 4

intensive stimuli change in stimuli novelty of stimuli our present needs attention limits personal filters

Question 5

Mental filter

Answer 5

When you pick out a single negative detail and dwell on it exclusively so that your vision of all reality becomes darkened
-David D. Burns,

Question 6

organization

Answer 6

Discovering the recognizable patterns in the stimulus and recoding them in a form that is simple enough to remember and useIn order to make sense out of our environment it is important for humans to organize and group stimuli into usable patterns.
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Typically, the brain automatically initiates the organization perceptual stimuli into patterns

Question 7

Laws of Organization

Answer 7

closure ,proximity, similarity

Question 8

closure

Answer 8

incomplete figures tend to be closed or filled into represent a while object

Question 9

proximity

Answer 9

objects that are closed together tend to be grouped together

Question 10

similarities

Answer 10

objects that look similar tend to be grouped together

Question 11

Figure-ground contrast allows figures to be viewed in more than one way

Answer 11

Ambiguous Figures

Question 12

What your senses tell you is true is not always real

Answer 12

Visual Illusions

Question 13

Interpretation

Answer 13

The process of attaching meaning to words, acts, or events in our environment and using the meaning to make predictions about future events or behaviors

Question 14

What are 3 major factors in perception that help explain why people perceive things differently (and sometimes erroneously)?

Answer 14

physical factors psychological factors cultural factors

Question 15

Physiological factors in perceptual errors

Answer 15

vision impartment
Hearing loss
sex
Health status
physical characteristics

Question 16

Psychological factors in perceptual errors

Answer 16

emotionally mood attitude
present circumstances
outlook on life

Question 17

Barriers to accurate self-concept

Answer 17

reflection of appraisals resistant to change self serving bias self fulling prophecy stagnant thinking self talk

Question 18

Perception and others

Answer 18

first impression
stereotyping
perceptual constancy 
fundamental attribution 
projection