Perception & Attention in Psychiatry

Which of the following is an example of a personal factor affecting perception?

What does habit influence in perception?

What is the process of giving meaning to a sensation known as?

Which factor leads to perceiving what one is interested in more than anything else?

What does 'need' selectively perceive (smell) when present?

What is the raw material received by sensory organs known as?

What term describes the principle that objects close to each other tend to be grouped together?

According to the text, what is the German word meaning 'whole figure'?

Which depth cue explains that closer objects block the view of things farther away?

What does the principle of connectedness describe in the context of perceptual systems?

According to the text, what is the most important depth cue for perceiving distance?

Which law of grouping explains that we tend to fill in missing parts to form a complete object?

In the context of perception, what does the term 'Gestalt' describe?

According to the text, what is the principle that explains how we tend to perceive continuous, smooth flowing lines rather than broken lines?