AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

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Racial and ethnic stereotypes can sometimes bias our perceptions of other’s behavior. This best illustrates the impact of:
A
retinal disparity
B
interposition
C
top-down processing
D
perceptual adaptation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One classic example of top-down processing in action is a phenomenon known as the Stroop effect. In this task, people are shown a list of words printed in different colors. They’re then asked to name the ink color, rather than the word itself.

Detailed explanation-2: -Perception. Bottom-up processing is the process of ‘sensation’ and top-down is the process of ‘perception’. Sensation is the input of sensory information from our external environment that is received by our sensory receptors.

Detailed explanation-3: -Apperceptive agnosia refers to a failure of pattern recognition caused by an inability to categorize objects at a perceptual level of analysis. Associative agnosia, by contrast, is caused by an inability to categorize objects at a functional semantic level of analysis.

Detailed explanation-4: -The context creates an expectation that, top-down, influence our perception. the controversial claim that perception can occur apart from sensory input; includes telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition. the study of paranormal phenomena, including ESP and psychokinesis.

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