Module 2.1A Flashcards
Influences on Perception
1
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Selective Attention
A
Focusing conscious awareness on a particular stimulus,
2
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Inattentional Blindness
A
Failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere.
3
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Change Blindness
A
Failing to notice changes in the environment (A form of inattentional blindness)
4
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Perceptual Set
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A mental predisposition to percieve one thing and not another.