Perception basics
The fact that my brain can do math easier when things are grouped together is explained by
Proximity
If you are interviewing me for a job at your new bounce castle factory and you have trouble liking me because I wore a goofy looking bowtie, this effect is likely what?
Horn effect
In the article about perception of color, this was said to be a key factor in how many colors we perceive.
If you see yourself in the mirror like this, then this part of self concept is likely not matching up with how others see you
Self-image
THinking of yourself in a purely negative way would mean that this part of your self-concept is low
Self-esteem
Your brain's choice to prioritize visual stimuli over audible stimuli over audible stimuli when processing information is called...
McGurk Effect
The fact that your brain desperately wants to make things into a meaningful whole is explained by this psychological concept
Gestalt
Penn and Teller used the cup and balls trick to illustrate the way that selective attention makes ___________ work
Magic tricks
Walking under a ladder causes bad luck is an example of one of these
beliefs
Due to perceptual sets and salience, we often times have trouble attending to stimuli that does not fit within these
Our expectations
3 stages of perception
selecting, organizing and interpreting
When you are so focused on my enthralling lecture that you fail to notice the Noid running through the room, it is probably because you failed to attend to some stimuli. This mistake is explained by this concept.
Selective attention
You get mad at someone for walking slowly in the hall while on their phone. Later, someone points out that you'redoing the same thing, but you explain it's different because you had a really important text to reply to. you have just engaged in this common bias
Actor-Observer bias
If a person already sees their self-image as being their ideal self, this mental illness might be...
narcissism
If I show you a picture that has a bunch of random black spots, your brain has engaged in this strategy to fill in the blanks
Closure
5 things that are hard wired into our brain
depth perception, color vision, size constancy, spotting motion, and interpreting shadows
Fixed, predetermined stereotypes I have about people who wear white vans is likely due to this collection of filters that I use when looking at their vans
perceptual set
If I have committed the crime of eliminating a student that talked a bit too much in class. I would want a Spanish speaker to tesify on my behalf for this reason
THey perceive the situation differently due to the fact saying what happened not who did the thing
When we find ourselves holding two contradictory ideas, we have these 3 options available to resolve that feeling of discomfort
Deny, rationalize, alter/change
Advertisers frequently use this strategy to appeal to certain groups of people. Also, name one of the specific examples of how they do this
Selective attention. Alcohol and Joe Camel
your brain interprets with image as a white cube on top of several circles. TO do this, your brain in engaging in these 2 elements of gestalt
When researching for an essay, I find myself only liking sources that fit within what I already believe to be true. This experience is most likely explained by this concept
Confirmation bias
Anil Seth says our reality is a sort of controlled hallucination due to our best guesses being reigned in by these
sensory signals/input
I believe that every student should be treated equally, but I also believe that students who wear black on test days are usually trouble makers. I will likely experience this when someone points out that these two ideas are contradictory
Cognitive dissonance
Proximity and continuity are strategies used by your brain at this stage of the perception process
Organizing