What Is Perception

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Multiple Choice

What is perception?

• A)It is the collection of abstract knowledge structures stored in memory that makes interpreting information possible.
• B)It is a person's preconceived notions about the nature of men and women and their traits.
• C)It is the process through which people select, organize, and interpret sensory input.
• D)It is a collection of simplistic and often inaccurate beliefs about the typical characteristics of particular groups of people.
• E)It is a systematic tendency to use information about others in ways that result in biases.

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Definitions:

Scale Construction

The process of developing a tool or instrument for measuring variables, typically involving item generation and validation.

Randomness

A principle in which individual outcomes or events are unpredictable, but the statistical distribution of outcomes over many repetitions will show a specific pattern.

Scale Items

Individual questions or statements in a survey or questionnaire that are scored to measure a particular construct or variable.

Readability

The ease with which text can be read and understood by its intended audience.