CSU PSY 252 Exam #2 Study Guide
Solutions
Sensation - ANSWER-Gathering of information through senses (auditory + visual)
Perception - ANSWER-Interpreting information gathered (recognition + organizing)
Optical Illusion - ANSWER-Seeing something that does not exist or that is other than it appea...
- Continuity - perceive smoothly flowing or continuous forms rather than disrupted of discontinuous
ones
- Closure - close up, or complete, objects that are not complete
- Symmetry - perceive objects as being symmetrical and forming around a center point
Attention - ANSWER✔✔-Requires:
- Selection: Choosing stimuli from the group of input, to avoid information overload because we have
limited capacity
- Concentration: Allows us to apply specific mental resources
- Control
Theories of Attention - ANSWER✔✔-- Spotlight Model: Attention moves from one specific point to the
next
- Zoom lens model: Attention scans and zooms in and out on cued locations
Visual Search - ANSWER✔✔-Search for a target in a display containing distracting elements
- provide a closer approximation of some of the actions of attentions
Reaction Time - ANSWER✔✔-Time from the onset of stimulus to a response
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