Perception Flashcards
Process of interpreting and organizing the incoming information in order that one can understand it and react accordingly
Perception
Selective mental process through which the individual brings the selected stimulus in his or her focus of consciousness
Attention
Attention has been referred to as
Allocation
Requires effort and concentration on a required work
Voluntary attention
Requires the potency of the stimulus
Involuntary attention
Attention that comes from constant practice
Habitual attention
A process in perception where in the person chooses a stimulus to listen to
Selective attention
Maintains that the basic perceptual process operates on the basis of a series of principles
Gestalt law of organization
Grouping is made based on complete figures
Closure
Elements similar in appearance are arranged together
Similarity
Items close together are grouped together
Proximity
Patterns that are perceived in the most basic and direct manner possible
Simplicity
Continuous flow of lines and patterns in one’s awareness
Continuity
Process that depends on one’s physiological and psychological cues
Visual perception
Two distinct perception errors
Illusions and hallucinations