AP Psych Unit 2 Cognition Myers 4th ed. Vocab

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Selective Attention

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The process of focusing on a particular object in the environment for a certain period while ignoring distractions.

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Inattentional Blindness

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A psychological phenomenon where an individual fails to perceive an unexpected stimulus in plain sight when focused on a different task.

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Change Blindness

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The inability to notice changes in a visual scene, often due to a lack of attention or the way information is presented.

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Perceptual Set

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A mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another, influenced by expectations, experiences, and cultural factors.

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Gestalt

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A theory of psychology that emphasizes that the whole of anything is greater than its parts, focusing on patterns and configurations in perception.

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Figure-Ground

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A visual perception concept where one element (the figure) is perceived as distinct from the background (the ground).

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Grouping

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The perceptual tendency to organize stimuli into coherent groups based on principles such as proximity, similarity, and continuity.

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Depth Perception

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The ability to perceive the world in three dimensions and judge distances, allowing us to see the spatial relationships among objects.

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Visual Cliff

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A laboratory device used to test depth perception in infants and animals, featuring a 'cliff' that appears to drop off, demonstrating their ability to perceive depth.

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Binocular Cue

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Depth cues that depend on the use of both eyes, such as convergence and retinal disparity.