Perceptual Set

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

Perceptual set is also known as...

• forced perception

• an experiment

• uniqueness

• expectancy

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

Perceptual set...

• always produces errors

• can lead to perceptual distortions

• never leads to mistakes

• is always correct

What factors may lead to someone forming a perceptual set or expectancy?

• context, motivation, emotional state

• internal factor like motivation and emotional state

• situations, feelings, behaviours

• context, motivation, emotional state, past experience, culture

Learning processes that form a perceptual set are an example of...

• Context

• Past Experience

• Emotional State

• Motivation

In perceptual set, emotional state can be referred to as..

• internal processes that activate behaviour

• feelings that influence the way information is perceived

• personal experiences throughout our lives

• Unique batters of behaviour

A study found that Malawi people could not recognise a dog in a photo. This study demonstrated how _____________________ affected perceptual set.

• Context

• Culture

• Emotional State

• Motivation

Context refers to the ________________________ in which visual information is interpreted.

• possibilities

• experience

• setting

• motivations

"Seeing what you want to see" is an example of which aspect of perceptual set?

• Motivation

• Past experience

• Culture

• Context