Perception and Attention
Perception and Attention
People will perceive the world not in the same way. For example, two people may look at a cloud, and they both may say they see two different things. One may say they see a rabbit whereas the other person may say they see a dog. Perception aids in a persons information process. Attention aids the impact of information in a person 's long-term memory (Robinson Riegler & Robinson-Riegler, 2008). This paper will define the concept of perception and the perceptual organizational process. The paper will also define attention and the process of attention as well as explain the relationship between perception and attention.
Concept of Perception Perception refers to a person 's understanding of what they observe through their own individual senses. What a person perceives in their environment is critical to their own survival. With perception people are not only able to experience what is around their sphere; it also allows people to work around their environment. According to Hudson (2012), perception entails of several senses such as taste, smell, sight, and touch. Perception also entails of Proprioception, which is another form of human senses. Proprioception is the sense of the positioning of person’s steps in their immediate area (Leoyne, Coroian, Mastroianni, & Grundfest, 2008). This type of sense is commonly used by police officers when they stop a vehicle and have reasonable suspicion the subject is intoxicated. Perception also entails the cognitive processes needed to process information like identifying a familiar smell or remembering a friend. Psychologist Gregory, R., believed that perception was a hypothesis, which solely relied on top-down processing. Gregory argued that perception entailed making implications of what a person sees and attempting to make a best guess on it. Experiences and knowledge, Gregory believed were vital to perception (Wade, 2010). If an individual looks at something they create perception hypotheses
People will perceive the world not in the same way. For example, two people may look at a cloud, and they both may say they see two different things. One may say they see a rabbit whereas the other person may say they see a dog. Perception aids in a persons information process. Attention aids the impact of information in a person 's long-term memory (Robinson Riegler & Robinson-Riegler, 2008). This paper will define the concept of perception and the perceptual organizational process. The paper will also define attention and the process of attention as well as explain the relationship between perception and attention.
Concept of Perception Perception refers to a person 's understanding of what they observe through their own individual senses. What a person perceives in their environment is critical to their own survival. With perception people are not only able to experience what is around their sphere; it also allows people to work around their environment. According to Hudson (2012), perception entails of several senses such as taste, smell, sight, and touch. Perception also entails of Proprioception, which is another form of human senses. Proprioception is the sense of the positioning of person’s steps in their immediate area (Leoyne, Coroian, Mastroianni, & Grundfest, 2008). This type of sense is commonly used by police officers when they stop a vehicle and have reasonable suspicion the subject is intoxicated. Perception also entails the cognitive processes needed to process information like identifying a familiar smell or remembering a friend. Psychologist Gregory, R., believed that perception was a hypothesis, which solely relied on top-down processing. Gregory argued that perception entailed making implications of what a person sees and attempting to make a best guess on it. Experiences and knowledge, Gregory believed were vital to perception (Wade, 2010). If an individual looks at something they create perception hypotheses
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