perception crossword

the process of receiving information about and making sense of the world around us
individual's ability to detect stimuli in the immediate environment
eliminating some of the stimuli that have been sensed and to retain others for further processing
placing selected perceptual stimuli into a framework for "storage"
stage of the perceptual process at which stimuli are interpreted and given meaning
process: receiving stimuli, selecting stimuli, organizing, interpreting, and response are all parts of the ___________ process
factors in the perceiver, factors in the situation, factors in the target, are factors ___________ perception
the process in which we group outside stimuli into recognizable and identifiable patterns and whole objects.
the tendency to distinguish and focus on a stimulus that is classified as figure as opposed to background
a factor of underlying grouping
drawing a general impression about an individual on the basis of a single characteristic
people selectively interpret what they see on the basis of their interests, background, experience and attitudes
attributing one's own characteristics to other people
judging someone on the basis of one's perception of the group to which that persons belongs
making judgements about others
: when individuals observe behavior, they attempt to determine whether it is internally or externally caused
people selectively interpret what they see on the basis of their interests, background, experience and attitudes
attribution, stereotyping, halo effect
external & internal
figure background, perceptual grouping (similarity, proximity, closure, continuity)