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Bruce Watches a New Television Program with Enthusiasm

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Bruce watches a new television program with enthusiasm.He then watches a second,similar program.Bruce later finds it to remember the details of the second program; he finds that details about the first program keep intruding.What has probably occurred


Definitions:

Sensation

The process of receiving and interpreting sensory stimuli from the environment through bodily sense organs.

Perception

The cognitive process of interpreting sensory information to understand and interact with the environment.

Top-Down Processing

The use of preexisting knowledge to organize individual features into a unified whole.

Perceptual Set

A psychological factor that influences how an individual organizes and interprets sensory input, based on expectations, emotions, culture, and previous experiences.

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