Glossary P
Glossary P
Perceptual constancy is the tendency of people to respond to objects as being the same, even when they experience those objects under a wide variety of circumstances. Perceptual constancy occurs when our perception of an object remains the same even when our proximal sensation of the distal object changes
Perceptual defense is defined as the unwillingness to report perceiving unpleasant material, in contrast to an inability to perceive such material
Perceptual expectancy (or set) refers to a readiness to perceive in a particular manner, induced by strong expectations.
Perceptual filters refer to the personality-, psychology-, or experience-based differences that influence people to ignore or pay attention to particular stimuli
Perceptual habits is defined as the well-established patterns of perceptual organization and attention.
Perceptual hypothesis is defined as an initial guess regarding how to organize (perceive) a stimulus pattern.