Perception and Attention

Ronald is walking in the streets looking for someplace to have lunch. While walking, he quickly smells the Pares and Fried Siken being cooked in a faraway diner. In this scenario, what most likely influenced Ronald's ability to easily smell the food?

• Long-term motivations

• Short-term motivations

• Perceptual Expectancy

• Selective Attention

As a lifeguard, you must remain alert and attentive to quickly identify any struggling swimmers or dangerous conditions. Which function of attention are you primarily using?

• Search

• Selective Attention

• Signal Detection and Vigilance

• Divided Attention

The phenomenon in which an object or its properties (e.g., size, shape, color) appear unchanged despite variations in the stimulus itself or in the external conditions of observation, such as object orientation or level of illumination.

• Perceptual Constancy

• Perceptual Expectancy

• Perceptual Classification

• Perceptual Schemas

These are mental shortcuts that allow people to solve problems and make judgments quickly and efficiently. These rule-of-thumb strategies shorten decision-making time and allow people to function without constantly stopping to think about their next course of action.

• Bias

• Stereotypes

• Perceptual Schemas

• Heuristics

Flat earthers can easily spot ambiguous information that indirectly supports their beliefs. In this scenario, what selective phenomenon is exhibited?

• Selective Retention

• Selective Perception

• Selective Exposure

• Cocktail Party Effect

While studying in a noisy cafe environment, you are able to concentrate on your textbook while filtering out distractions. Which function of attention does this illustrate?

• Search

• Signal Detection and Vigilance

• Selective Attention

• Divided Attention

What is the specific sensory material that an individual focuses on during a task or activity?

• Focus of attention

• Internal Stimulus

• External Stimulus

• Attended Stimulus

This is a mental concept or representation that is developed as a consequence of the process of perception.

• Stimulus

• Percept

• Schemas

• Ideas

This refers to the tendency of the visual system to simplify a scene into the main object we are looking at and everything else that forms the background.

• Law of Similarity

• Law of Proximity

• Law of Closure

• Figure-Ground Law

What is a possible benefit of stereotypes?

• It is a heuristic

• It is accurate

• Non-discriminatory

• It can lead to oppression