When We Go Shopping, We Focus on the Items We

question 31

Multiple Choice

When we go shopping, we focus on the items we are looking for.Walking down the street, we tend to notice certain kinds of people or events while completely ignoring others.We call this automatic process perception.Which of the following is not an element of perception?

• A)selecting
• B)predicting
• C)organizing
• D)interpreting

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Definitions:

Aspects

Different parts, features, or components of a situation, idea, or object.

Perceptual Tendency

The inclination to perceive information, situations, or objects in a specific way based on past experiences and personal biases.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overestimate the influence of personality and underestimate the impact of situational factors in explaining someone else's behavior.

Projection

A defense mechanism where an individual attributes their own unacceptable thoughts or feelings onto someone else.