depth cues and the influential extent this would have on the Ponzo illusion. The hypothesis being that as the number of type of depth cues increased the participants overestimation of the altered stimulus would increase. 28 participants studying Psychology Course 11 at Otago University took part in this experiment as they were presented with six different types of depth cues‚ ten times for each type. There were two different types of stimuli‚ horizontal line and truck. The measured variable was the
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Introduction Visual illusions are a major tool in studying neural circuits‚ brain functions‚ construction of visual perception etc. The article that follows‚ discusses the correlation between visual illusions and characteristics of perception by brain that lead to them. The article is an overview of one of the most interesting fields of psychology. For thorough discussion of the subject‚ it is necessary to understand and clarify the essential definitions and terminologies involved. The most
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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
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(STAINSBY) Give an account of the processes involved in the perception of pitch‚ with specific reference to the missing fundamental. Introduction In order to perceive the pitch of a sound‚ the mechanical energy of the sound waves must be transformed into the electrical energy of nerve impulses. The auditory system is able to process the sound waves travelling through the air and carry out this transformation of energy which leads to the perception of a pitch. When a pitch is heard‚ it is the frequency
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The Effects of Cola Type on Taste Perception Abstract The purpose of the present study is to examine the effects of cola type on taste perception. It was hypothesized that participants would correctly discriminate “different” cola pairs (e.g.‚ Coke-Pepsi‚ C-P) to a greater extent than “same” cola pairs (e.g.‚ Pepsi-Pepsi‚ P-P). The results support the hypothesis. Overall‚ a higher percentage of “different” cola pairs were correctly discriminated. In addition‚ it was hypothesized that participants
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around the world people are exposed to the world in different ways. What someone in Asia might perceive could be totally different than how someone in America might look at it. Culture plays a major role in how we all look‚ or perceive‚ things. Perception is the how you interpret some information that is given to you. You have two major ways of figuring out how you feel about certain stimuli‚ top-down perceptual processing and bottom-up perceptual processing. The top-down perceptual processing
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previous study analyzed the effects of verbal communication on witness testimony‚ other studies have been conducted analyzing the effects of nonverbal communication. Notably‚ one study analyzed the effects of judge’s nonverbal communication on juror’s perceptions (Badzinski & Pettus‚ 1994). The researchers asked three questions. The first question was‚ “Does judges’ nonverbal involvement influence individual and/or group verdicts” (p. 311). The next two questions regarded the effects of sex on trial outcomes;
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11th March 2012 To what extent can we trust our senses to tell us the truth? We perceive the world through our five senses: Sense perception is the active‚ selective and interpretative process of recording or becoming conscious of the external world. So can we really rely on our senses to tell us the truth? There are so many times when our senses can be influenced by instinct‚ emotion‚ and beliefs. For example‚ if we are in the middle of a forest and scared‚ we probably start to see
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I will now look how I perceive colour on the percept. When analysing sensory perception I explained the process of how the eyes see the percept through wavelengths of light‚ which is transmitted at different wavelengths and frequencies. The main source of light would be sunlight. The scale of the wavelength and frequency for light determines the colour seen‚ as every colour has its own wavelength and frequency. When perceiving colour the spectrum of the wavelengths stretches from short wavelengths
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the sponsors intended‚ as our own unique experiences‚ biases‚ and desires. Sensation: refers to the immediate response of our sensory receptors (eyes‚ ears‚ nose‚ mouth‚ fingers) to basic stimuli such as light‚ color‚ sound‚ odor and texture. Perception: the process by which people select‚ organize‚ and interpret these sensations. Information processing: we undergo stages of this when we are involved with stimuli We often notice a small amount of stimuli‚ and of those we do notice we attend
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