Sensory Information and Perception Flashcard

Front

What is the difference between figure and ground? How would this concept apply to a different context not discussed in the book, like sports?

Back

Figure is the main focus, ground is the background; in sports, the players are the figure and the field is the ground.

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What is the relationship between perceptual influence and your previous exposure to stimuli?

Back

Perceptual influence is enhanced by previous exposure to stimuli.

Front

Compare the ability to perceive between an infant and an adult.

Back

Adults have a more developed perception than infants.

Front

What does the term "Gestalt" refer to in the context of perception?

Back

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts

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What is "subliminal messages" in the context of perception?

Back

Messages that are perceived below the threshold of conscious awareness

Front

What is "constancy" in the context of perception?

Back

The ability to perceive objects as unchanging despite changes in sensory input

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What is "extrasensory perception"?

Back

Perception that occurs outside the five traditional senses

Front

What is an "illusion" in the context of perception?

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A false perception of reality

Front

How does "perceptual influence" relate to previous exposure to stimuli?

Back

It is enhanced by previous exposure to stimuli