Perception Approaches Quiz
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What is the primary focus of bottom-up theories of perception?

  • The importance of sensory information and environmental stimuli (correct)
  • The role of higher cognitive processes in perception
  • The expertise gained through long-term memory storage
  • The need for mental templates to recognize patterns

    • According to Gibson's theory of direct perception, what is necessary for perceiving the environment?

  • Higher cognitive processes to mediate between sensory experience and perception
  • Expertise gained through long-term memory of previous experiences
  • Comparing sensory information to stored mental templates
  • The sensory information in our receptors, including the sensory context (correct)

    • Which of the following is a key characteristic of template theories of perception?

  • Perception relies on direct detection of environmental information
  • Perception involves comparing sensory input to stored mental templates (correct)
  • Perception is driven by bottom-up processing of sensory information
  • Perception is influenced by top-down processes like attention and expectation

    • How do chess players' expertise relate to template theories of perception?

    <p>Chess players have acquired long-term memory of many previous games, which they use to recall and match patterns</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key difference between bottom-up and top-down approaches to perception?

    <p>Bottom-up starts with the stimuli, top-down starts with higher cognitive processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory of perception suggests that we do not need higher cognitive processes to perceive the environment?

    <p>Gibson's theory of direct perception</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What theory explains our ability to perceive 3-D objects using simple geometric shapes?

    <p>Recognition-by-Components Theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory emphasizes that the perceiver's cognitive process influences what they see?

    <p>Bottom-Up Theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to describe the whole differing from the sum of individual parts in Gestalt psychology?

    <p>Gestalt</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Gestalt principle involves perceiving some objects as prominent while others recede into the background?

    <p>Figure-Ground</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the Perceptual Organization principles, what law suggests individuals perceive visual arrays in a way that most simply organizes them into a coherent form?

    <p>Law of Pragnanz</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What Gestalt principle involves grouping objects based on their similarity?

    <p>Similarity</p> Signup and view all the answers

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