Reality ≠ Experience
The physical energy from the environment is known as this.
Stimulus
Vision begins when light enters this organ.
Eye
This term describes the brain’s interpretation of sensory input.
Perception
Sound waves are detected by this sensory system.
Auditory system
Cognition refers to these mental processes.
Thinking/knowing
The interpretation of sensory input is called.
Perception
The brain does this to turn light into meaningful experience.
Interpretation
When the brain fills in missing sensory details, it is using this process.
Perceptual completion
The experience of recognizing sound is called this.
Auditory perception
Because thoughts can’t be observed, psychologists see this instead.
Behavior
Two people perceiving the same stimulus differently shows perception is ___.
Subjective
Visual errors show perception depends on more than raw sensory input.
Sensory ambiguity
Perceptual mistakes help psychologists study this hidden mental activity.
Cognitive processing
When parts of a sound are missing but still experienced, this occurs
Perceptual completion
Reaction time helps infer this aspect of cognition.
Processing difficulty
Errors in perception suggest the brain relies on this rather than copying reality.
Inference
The brain’s interpretation of visual information is influenced by this
Context
A difference between the physical stimulus and experience is called this.
Perceptual illusion
Auditory perception depends on mental processes beyond sensation.
Interpretation
Cognitive psychology studies internal processes using this method.
Experimental inference
This concept explains why perception is not an exact replica of the world.
Construction of reality
The idea that vision involves educated guesses supports this concept.
Perceptual inference
Perception is considered this type of process because it involves interpretation.
Active & constructive process
The brain’s role in shaping sound perception shows this core idea.
Active perception
The need to infer mental activity separates cognitive psychology from this approach.
Behaviorism