AP PSYCHOLOGY

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

BASIC CONCEPTS OF SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Jody’s horse looks just as black in the sunlight as it does in the shade. This illustrates
A
Perceptual Set
B
Size constancy
C
Light Constancy
D
Perceptual Adaptation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Introduction to Psychology: Foundations. Jody’s horse looks just as black in the brilliant sunlight as it does in the dim light of the stable. This illustrates what is known as A. perceptual set.

Detailed explanation-2: -A door from different angles is a shape constancy example. The door is still perceived as a rectangle.

Detailed explanation-3: -Perceptual constancy refers to the tendency to perceive an object you are familiar with as having a constant shape, size, and brightness despite the stimuli changes that occur.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following is an example of shape constancy? Even though the angle from which she viewed the table had changed, Elise still perceived the table as rectangular.

Detailed explanation-5: -Perceptual constancy is a false perception of reality caused by a tendency to misinterpret stimuli. Sondra believed that the elephant at the circus was extremely large until another elephant that was twice its size joined it.

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