Psychology of Perception

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What is the primary focus of the study of perception?

The process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting sensations

What is the term for the sensory impression a brand leaves in people's minds?

Sensory signature

What is the purpose of sensory marketing?

To pay attention to the impact of sensations on product experiences

What is the role of colors in marketing?

To create feelings of arousal, stimulation, or relaxation

What is the term for the raw data that begins the perceptual process?

Sensations

What is the process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting sensations referred to as?

Perception

What is the process by which raw stimuli are translated into meaning?

Perception

How many senses do humans have to receive external stimuli?

5

What is the minimum amount of stimulation a person can detect on a given sensory channel?

Absolute threshold

What determines the ability to detect the difference between two stimuli?

Both intensity of the initial stimulus and consumer's sensitivity to stimuli

What is the term for the difference between two stimuli that a person can just detect?

JND

What stage of the perceptual process involves a stimulus coming within the range of someone's sensory receptors?

Stage 1: Exposure

What is the primary purpose of embeds in magazine ads?

To exert strong but unconscious influences on readers

What is the primary function of perceptual filters?

To select and process relevant sensory information

What is the main challenge marketers face in getting consumer attention?

Sensory overload

What is the process by which certain properties of a stimulus evoke a schema that leads to evaluating the stimulus in terms of other similar stimuli?

Priming

What is subliminal perception?

A perception that is below the threshold level

What is the outcome of interpreting sensory stimuli according to learned patterns and expectations?

Meaning assignment

What is one way networks try to engage viewers during commercial breaks?

By engaging viewers with original content

What is the term for the process by which we assign meaning to sensory stimuli based on our beliefs and experiences?

Interpretation

What is the purpose of teaser ads?

To start a story and ask viewers to go to the website for the rest

What is the term for the criteria used to evaluate a product, package, or message based on the schema evoked?

Schema evaluation

Why do marketers use movement in Ultimedia advertisements online?

To get viewer attention

What is the stage in which we assign meaning to sensory stimuli based on our learned patterns and expectations?

Interpretation

What influences consumer feelings about a package's contents?

The package schematics

What fundamental organizational principles are based on Gestalt psychology?

The principles of similarity, closure, and figure-ground

What is the field of semiotics concerned with?

The study of how we assign meanings to signs and symbols

What is the third stage of the consumer perception process?

Stimulus interpretation

What is the purpose of the field of semiotics in marketing?

To understand how consumers assign meanings to symbols and messages

Explore the process of perception, how our brains receive and interpret sensory inputs, and how external stimuli can trigger memories. Learn about the role of sensation in perception.

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