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Perceptual expectancy (or set)

Perceptual expectancy (or set) refers to a readiness to perceive in a particular manner, induced by strong expectations.

Perceptual features

Perceptual features are important elements of a stimulus pattern, such as lines, shapes, edges, spots, and colors.

Perceptual filters

Perceptual filters refer to the personality-, psychology-, or experience-based differences that influence people to ignore or pay attention to particular stimuli

Perceptual habits

Perceptual habits is defined as the well-established patterns of perceptual organization and attention.

Perceptual hypothesis

Perceptual hypothesis is defined as an initial guess regarding how to organize (perceive) a stimulus pattern.

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Perceptual learning

Perceptual learning is defined as the changes in how people construct sensory information into percepts that can be attributed to prior experience. It is the changes in perception that occur as a function of practice or experience with the stimuli; the changes in a person's ability to extract information from sensory stimulation that occur as a result of experience.

Perceptual organization

Perceptual organization is the process by which small elements become perceptually grouped into larger objects.

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Perceptual Processes

Deutsch: Wahrnehmungsprozesse / Español: Procesos Perceptivos / Português: Processos Perceptuais / Français: Processus Perceptifs / Italian: Processi Percettivi

Perceptual processes in the psychology context refer to the series of steps that our brain and sensory systems use to interpret and understand the sensory information from our environment. These processes involve selecting, organizing, and interpreting sensory data to make sense of the world around us. Perceptual processes are essential for everyday functioning, as they allow us to recognize objects, understand language, navigate environments, and respond to stimuli appropriately.

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