Perception & Attention in Psychiatry
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Which of the following is an example of a personal factor affecting perception?

  • Figure-Ground Organization
  • Light stimulus
  • Emotional factors (correct)
  • Mental set
  • What does habit influence in perception?

  • Sensation
  • Selective perception (correct)
  • Interests
  • Figure-Ground Organization
  • What is the process of giving meaning to a sensation known as?

  • Interpretation (correct)
  • Sensation
  • Stimulus
  • Figural factors
  • Which factor leads to perceiving what one is interested in more than anything else?

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

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

    <p>Odors of food</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    <p>Elements connected by other elements tend to be grouped together</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

    <p>Perceiving objects as organized wholes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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