AP PSYCH: MODULE 17 reading guide

AP PSYCH: MODULE 17 reading guide

by Sam Han

​TOP DOWN PROCESSING

​This occurs when we use our previous experience or expectations to interpret our sensory input.

Multiple Select

Perceptual sets can influence what we _____  (check all that apply)

• see and hear

• taste and feel

• remember

• judge

​Look at the picture on the left. Then the one in the center.  What do you see?

Poll

What kind of woman did you see in the center picture of the previous slide?

• old woman

• young woman 

Fill in the Blank

Once we have formed the wrong idea about reality, we have more difficulty seeing the _____.

Multiple Choice

Perceptual set is...

• seeing something in a different way

• a predisposition to perceive something in accordance with our expectations

• perceiving something in a way that is consistent with others

• failing to perceive something

Multiple Choice

Perceptual set is also known as...

• forced perception

• an experiment

• uniqueness

• expectancy

Multiple Choice

Often perceptual set assists visual perception it allows us to..

• interpret information more quickly

• interpret information more slowly

• interpret information with more errors

• interpret mispelt words

Multiple Choice

Our tendency to see faces in clouds and other ambiguous stimuli is partly based on what perception principle?

• Selective attention

• Shape constancy

• ESP

• Perceptual Set

• Bottom-up processing

Multiple Choice

Looking at the TOP picture on p. 165 and reading the caption, what did East Africans see above the woman's head? 

• window

• metal box

• cereal box

• hole in the wall

Poll

Does the pursuing dog in FIGURE 17.3 on p. 165 look bigger than the one being  pursued?

• Yes

• No

The dogs are ACTUALLY the same size.

The context makes one appear larger than the other. ​

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Open Ended

Without reading the caption for FIGURE 17.4, how tall is the short player??

​Believe it or not! The shorter player is 6 feet 9 inches and the taller player is 7 feet 9 inches.

Multiple Choice

Although Sue Yen sees her chemistry teacher several times a week, she didn't recognize the teacher when she saw her in the grocery store. This best illustrates the importance of

• monocular cues.

• context effects.

• proximity.

• linear perspective.

• perceptual adaptation.

Open Ended

Share one example of how emotions and motivation can influence your perceptions?