AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Motivation can play an important role in perceptual sets and how we interpret the world around us. If we are rooting for our favorite sports team, we might be motivated to view members of the opposing team as overly aggressive, weak, or incompetent.

Detailed explanation-2: -Motivations tend to influence the development of perceptual sets as well. If individuals are motivated to see something in a certain way, they are more likely to see it that way. For example, if they want to believe that a new product is effective, they are more likely to see it as being effective.

Detailed explanation-3: -One’s attitudes, motivations, expectations, behavior and interests are some of the factors affecting perception.

Detailed explanation-4: -The term motivated perception refers to the process by which people’s active desires, needs, and motivations shape their perceptual experiences (Balcetis & Dunning, 2006; Dunning & Balcetis, 2013; see also Bruner, 1957).

Detailed explanation-5: -Many factors contribute to our perceptual set including our culture, motivations, schemas, attitudes, previous experiences, emotions, and expectations. These factors influence the top-down processing of our perceptual set that influences what we notice and infer about things and what we ignore.