Components of Perception Answers

One’s ability to focus on a specific stimulus among many in the environment is called ___________. A.bottom-up processingB.selective attentionC.inattentional blindnessD.top-down processing

In order to perceive something, one must first focus attention upon it.

Emotions are perceived exactly the same way by all people.

Top-down processing is often used when one encounters an unfamiliar stimulus.

In experiments testing the cocktail party effect, most participants were unable to do any of the following except _____________. A.detect when the speaker’s voice changed from male to femaleB.identify any phrase associated with the unattended information C.detect when the unattended language was changed to GermanD.notice specific changes when the unattended speech was played backward

Three types of inattentional blindness include all of the following except __________. A.choice deafnessB.change blindnessC.change deafnessD.choice blindness

Analyze the image below and answer the question that follows. The image is an example of how we interpret individual elements of a form and make them into a whole, which is a result of __________ processing. A. bottom-up B. top-down C. top-bottom D. bottom-top Please select the best answer from the choices provided

One's perception depends on the way the brain interprets the stimuli.

People are less accurate in correctly perceiving images of their own racial group than those of other racial groups.

Research indicates that inattentional blindness often decreases when people work on tasks that require a great deal of attention.