Our Past Experiences and Current Expectations Often Influence the Way

question 59

Multiple Choice

Our past experiences and current expectations often influence the way we perceive sensory information because they create ​

• A)bottom-up processing.
• B)a phi phenomenon.
• C)feature detectors.
• D)a perceptual set.

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Definitions:

Conscientiousness

A distinguishing characteristic involving being orderly, trustworthy, and deeply committed to obligations.

Leikas, Lönnqvist, and Verkasalo

Refers to researchers known in the field of psychology, possibly for their work on personality, values, or ethical decision-making.

Trained Actors

Individuals who have received formal education and practice in performing arts, skilled in adopting characters and conveying stories through performance.

Variability

In statistics and research, the degree to which data points in a dataset differ from the mean of the data set.