Perception Process

Examples of Perception Process in the following topics:

• Introducing the Perception Process

  • Perception is the set of unconscious processes we undergo to make sense of the stimuli and sensations we encounter.
  • Perception refers to the set of processes we use to make sense of all the stimuli you  encounter every second, from the glow of the computer screen in front of you to the smell of the room to the itch on your ankle.
  • All stages of the perception process often happen unconsciously and in less than a second.
  • An unconscious process is simply one that happens without awareness or intention.
  • An ambiguous stimulus may be translated into multiple percepts, experienced randomly, one at a time, in what is called "multistable perception."

• Unconscious Perception

  • We encounter more stimuli than we can attend to; unconscious perception helps the brain process all stimuli, not just those we take in consciously.
  • Unconscious perception involves the processing of sensory inputs that are not selected for conscious perception.
  • The perceptual learning of unconscious processing occurs through priming.
  • This process is known as subliminal stimulation.
  • A number of studies have examined how unconscious stimuli influence human perception.

• Selection

  • Selection, the first stage of perception, is the process through which we attend to some stimuli in our environment and not others.
  • Selection is the process by which we attend to some stimuli in our environment and not others.
  • Motivation has an enormous impact on the perceptions people form about the world.
  • Selective perception: the tendency to perceive what you want to.
  • Explain factors that influence selection, the first stage of the perception process

• Social Perception

  • Social perception is a kind of perception that allows one to understand other people, social cues, and non-verbal cues in their environment.
  • This type of perception is processed through social cognition, or a thought process used to understand and interpret social interactions.
  • Social perception refers to the first stages in which people process information in order to determine another individual or group of individual's mind-set and intentions.
  • While the most simplistic view of social perceptions involves one individual's perception of another, it can also refer to an individual's perception of a group, a group's perception of an individual, or a group's perception of another group.
  • Describe how perception is linked to the process of social cognition.

• Perceptual Constancy

  • Thanks to perceptual constancy, we have stable perceptions of an object's qualities even under changing circumstances.
  • One of the most impressive features of perception is the tendency of objects to appear stable despite their continually changing features: we have stable perceptions despite unstable stimuli.
  • There are many common visual and perceptual constancies that we experience during the perception process.
  • The perception of the image is still based upon the actual size of the perceptual characteristics.
  • The visual perception of size constancy has given rise to many optical illusions.

• Introduction to Sensation

  • Sensation and perception are two separate processes that are very closely related.
  • Sensation is input about the physical world obtained by our sensory receptors, and perception is the process by which the brain selects, organizes, and interprets these sensations.
  • In other words, senses are the physiological basis of perception.
  • These layers of neurons in the function like mini microprocessors, and it is their job to organize the sensations and interpret them in the process of perception.
  • Explain how the brain and sensory receptors work together in the process of sensation

• Perceiving Motion

  • Motion perception is the process of inferring the speed and direction of elements in a scene based on visual input.
  • Monocular vision, or vision from one eye, can detect nearby motion; however, this type of vision is poor at depth perception.
  • Motion perception happens in two ways that are generally referred to as first-order motion perception and second-order motion perception.
  • However, this type of motion perception is limited.
  • Due to first-order motion perception, the luminous impulses are seen as a continual movement.

• Unconscious Perception and Influences on Behavior

  • Our brains take in more information than we are consciously aware of, which influence our perceptions and behaviors.
  • Perception is the process by which the mind selects, organizes, and interprets sensations.
  • The brain has a limited capacity to recognize and process information.
  • Therefore, much of our perception is based on unconscious processes.
  • A hypnotic trance state is an example of unconscious perception influencing behavior.

• Perceiving Depth, Distance, and Size

  • Perception of depth, size, and distance is achieved using both monocular and binocular cues.
  • In reality, perception and vision are far more complicated than that.
  • Approximately one-third of the cerebral cortex plays a role in processing visual stimuli.
  • Depth perception, size, and distance are ascertained through both monocular (one eye) and binocular (two eyes) cues.
  • The Ebbinghaus illusion illustrates how the perception of size is altered by the relative sizes of other objects.

• Introduction to Social Psychology and Social Perception

  • Most notably, psychological social psychologists focus on individuals' mental processes, while sociological social psychologists focus on societal factors.
  • Social perception allows individuals to make judgments and form impressions about other people.
  • "Social perception" refers to the first stages in which people process information in order to determine another individual's or group's mind-set and intentions.
  • Social perceptions can influence an individual's behaviors and attitudes.
  • There is a strong interest in how perceptions and thoughts, as well as social cues, affect individual behavior in this area.