11/04

Question 1

perception

Answer 1

process of organizing and interpreting sensory information

Question 2

bottom up processing

Answer 2

starts at the sensory receptors and works up to higher levels of processing.

Question 3

top down processing

Answer 3

constructs perceptions from the sensory input by drawing on our experience and expectations

Question 4

schemas

Answer 4

a concept or framework that organizes/interprets info

Question 5

perceptual set

Answer 5

mental tendencies and assumptions/expectations that greatly affect (top down) what we perceive.

Question 6

sensation

Answer 6

process where sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimuli from the environment

Question 7

selective attention

Answer 7

focusing conscious awareness on a particular stimulus.
we receive a lot of sensory input, but only perceive the small amount we pay attention to.

Question 8

cocktail party effect

Answer 8

shows how in a noisy room, you can still pick out the conversation of interest

Question 9

inattentional blindness

Answer 9

failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere

Question 10

change blindness

Answer 10

failing to notice changes in the environment