Dissucions Questions

Dissucions Questions

DQ. 1 a brief explanation of the active nature of perception. Then explain two differences between bottom-up and top-down perception. Finally, provide one example of how everyday experience would be altered if bottom-up perception were impaired, as well as one example of how everyday experience would be altered if top-down perception were impaired.

DQ. 2 a brief comparison of one early theory of attention to the Guided Search theory of attention. Then describe how these theories apply to visual search. Finally, describe one cultural and one social variable that might influence attention and explain how.

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DQ 1
Perception refers to the manner in which we process sensation. It determines how we experience the world. There are certain types of sensations that we consciously perceive over others. Active nature of perception means that we are always creating thoughts and opinions about people and places in our minds regardless of how much one may try to avoid develop notions about other people or our surroundings

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