psych sac unit 2 AOS 2

Question 1

monocular depth cues definitions

Answer 1

• interposition: the object that is closer obsecures part of another, more distant object
• texture gradient: the amount of detail in a scene decreases as the distance increases or mived away from the viewer

Question 2

divided attention

Answer 2

splitting attention across two or more stimuli at one time - automatic and low contious awareness

Question 3

selective attention

Answer 3

exclusively focusing attention on a specific stimulus or task while ignoring all other stimuli or tasks - controlled and high contious awareness

Question 4

top down processing

Answer 4

perception is driven by
prior knowledge and
expectations, moving
from general knowledge
to specific stimulus
information - starting from top - prior knowdlege

Question 5

bottom up processing

Answer 5

perception is determined
by incoming sensory
information, moving
from specific stimulus
information to general
knowledge - starting from bottom, using no prior knowledge

Question 6

gestalt principals defintions

Answer 6

• closure: to fill in the gaps of an image to create a whole
• similarity: the tendency to percieve parts of visual stimuli with similar features such as shape and size as belonging together as a unit

Question 7

.muller - lyer illusion

Answer 7

the image the arrow facing out looks longer because there is more eye muscle movement to see the lines facing out

Question 8

supertasters

Answer 8

have relatively more intense flavour perceptions than the average person because they have more tastebuds. pipalle are in your taste buds

Question 9

social factors influencing guestatory perception

Answer 9

culture. eating foods from your culture is more enjoyable than foregin foods because your more used to it

Question 10

miraculin

Answer 10

a type of protien extracted from the ‘miracle berry’ which alters taste perception in humans

Question 11

judgement of flavours

Answer 11

colour intensity. colour that is faded is seen as less flavour

Question 12

Ethical guidelines
* Voluntary participation

Answer 12

 processes
that ensure participants
understand the nature and
purpose of the experiment,
including potential
risks (both physical and
psychological), before
agreeing to participate
in the study

Question 13

extraneous variable

Answer 13

situational variable. outside surroundings influencing interperatation. resvoled by doing in quieter space