MSCI411 Lecture Notes - Zoology, Neurology, Bipolar Disorder
24 Sep 2013
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Perception process where we assign meaning to the world around us but everybody tunes in to the world differently. We notice some events and fail to recognize others because we cannot be aware of anything going on around us no matter how attentive we are. Perception is important how we interpret events influences how we communicate with others. Selection of data to which we will attend. Stimuli that are intense attract our attention louder, larger, brighter although not always positive. Repetitive stimuli attracts attention people to whom we are frequently exposed to become noticeable. It"s only when people go away do we appreciate them more. Motives influence what is selected from our environment they determine how we perceive people. If you think someone is amazing you may overlook their serious flaws. We make sense of stimuli by noticing data that stand out as a figure against a less striking ground. Figure-ground organization certain speech stand out from voices.
