L2 Perception

What is perception?

• Detection and taking in of information through sense organs
• Brain organizing, interpreting, and giving meaning to stimuli
• Transmitting signals from receptors to the brain
• Filtering sensory stimuli

Which step of perception involves the brain filtering stimuli by responding to specific features while ignoring the rest?

• Selection
• Organization
• Interpretation
• Attention Span

What occurs during the selection step of perception?

• Grouping sensory stimuli into meaningful forms
• Giving meaning to sensory stimuli
• Brain filters stimuli by responding to specific features
• Length of time an individual can concentrate on a task

Which law of organization states that lines are seen as following the smoothest path?

• Law of Closure
• Law of Pragnanz
• Law of Continuity
• Law of Similarity

What is the law of similarity in perception?

• Objects near each other tend to be grouped together
• Items that are similar tend to be grouped together
• Objects grouped together are seen as a whole
• Reality is organized or reduced to the simplest form possible

What is attention span?

• Brain organizing and interpreting stimuli
• Grouping sensory stimuli into meaningful forms
• Length of time an individual can concentrate on one specific task
• Mismatch between physical reality and perception

What are perceptual illusions?

• Brain filtering stimuli
• Mismatch between physical reality and perception
• Grouping sensory stimuli
• Assigning meaning to sensory stimuli

What does perceptual expectancy refer to?

• Length of time an individual can concentrate on one specific task
• Mismatch between physical reality and perception
• Grouping sensory stimuli into meaningful forms
• Readiness to respond in a certain way due to previous experience

What is the first step of perception?

• Interpretation
• Selection
• Organization
• Attention Span

How does perception differ from sensation?

• Perception involves organizing and interpreting stimuli
• Sensation involves the brain filtering stimuli
• Perception is the detection of stimuli through sense organs
• Sensation is giving meaning to sensory stimuli