Module 2.1 Perception

What is the process called when perception starts with an incoming stimulus and builds up to a final representation in the mind?

• Top-down processing

• Bottom-up processing

• Selective attention

• Perceptual set

Which term describes the mental frameworks that help organize and interpret information in the brain?

• Gestalt principles

• Schemas

• Attention

• Inattentional blindness

What is the phenomenon called when a person focuses on a single conversation in a noisy environment, such as a party?

• Change blindness

• Cocktail Party Effect

• Figure and Ground

• Closure

Which of the following is an example of top-down processing?

• Recognizing a face in a crowd based on memory

• Detecting a loud noise and turning towards it

• Noticing a change in a visual scene

• Grouping similar objects together

What is the term for the failure to notice a fully visible but unexpected object because attention is engaged on another task, event, or object?

• Selective attention

• Inattentional blindness

• Change blindness

• Proximity

Which Gestalt principle involves perceiving objects that are close to each other as part of the same group?

• Similarity

• Proximity

• Closure

• Figure and Ground

What is the term for the tendency to perceive a complete image even when there are gaps in the sensory input?

• Closure

• Grouping

• Perceptual set

• Attention

Which concept refers to the ability to focus on a specific stimulus while ignoring others?

• Perceptual set

• Selective attention

• Change blindness

• Bottom-up processing

What is the term for the failure to notice changes in the environment?

• Inattentional blindness

• Change blindness

• Gestalt Psychology

• Schemas

In Gestalt psychology, what is the principle that describes the tendency to distinguish an object from its background?

• Figure and Ground

• Similarity

• Proximity

• Grouping