Bruner And Minturn Study Of Perceptual Set (P1)

Question 1

What is the aim of Bruner and minturn Study

Answer 1

To see how expectations can affect perception

Question 2

What was bruner and minturns method

Answer 2

Done in lab

• participants were shown letters on a screen and then shown numbers , then shown a mix of letters and numbers then the test image

Question 3

What were the results of the bruner and minturn study

Answer 3

• when shown numbers , they saw it as a number

- when shown letters , they saw it as a letter

Question 4

What is the conclusion

Answer 4

Expectations affect perception

Question 5

Evaluate bruner and minturn study

Answer 5

Pos- done in lab which controls the extraneous variables

Pos- supports gregorys theory

Neg- artificial task

Neg-small sample size