Attention, Sensation & Perception

Question 1

What are the stages of the perceptual process.

Answer 1

Answer:
Receiving Stimuli → Selecting Stimuli → Organising → Interpreting → Response

Explanation:
1. Receiving Stimuli:
When an event can able to generate current flow between -70 to -55 mV in our neurons, it’s called a stimulus. It could be external(outside world) or internal(thinking).

2. Selecting Stimuli:
   
   • External Factors: Nature, location, size, contrast, movement, repetition, similarity.
   • Internal Factors: Learning, needs, age, interests.
3. Organising Stimuli:
   Grouping stimuli using principles like figure-background, similarity, proximity, closure, and continuity.
4. Interpreting Stimuli:
   Interpretation is influenced by attribution, stereotyping, the halo effect, and projection.
5. Response:
   
   • Covert Response: Includes attitudes, motivations, and feelings.
   • Overt Response: Observable behaviors.