Can cause biases and difficulty in accepting information that contradicts the schema.

The same behavior can be interpreted differently depending on the context, leading to misunderstandings.

Can lead to suspicion and distrust of others, affecting how they interpret social interactions.

Different cultures have different norms about personal space, which can cause discomfort or misunderstandings in intercultural interactions.

Information that is attended to is more likely to be encoded and remembered, while unattended information is often forgotten.

Expectations can influence what we perceive, leading us to see what we want or expect to see, even if it's not there.

Inattention can lead to perceptual blindness, where we fail to notice obvious stimuli in our environment.

Prior knowledge influences how we interpret new information, helping us make sense of the world but also potentially leading to biases.

Gestalt principles help us organize visual information into meaningful patterns, making it easier to understand and remember.

Novel or unusual stimuli tend to capture our attention more easily than familiar stimuli.

Starts with sensory receptors detecting stimuli and sending signals to the brain, focusing on details.

Uses prior knowledge, schemas, and context to interpret sensory information, focusing on the bigger picture.

Schemas help simplify complex information but can lead to biases if applied too rigidly.

They cause us to see what we expect or want to see, leading to selective attention and misinterpretations.

The physical or social setting can shape how we perceive things; the same behavior can be interpreted differently.

Upbringing, education, and past events influence how we perceive the world around us.

Cultural norms, values, and beliefs affect perception, leading to different interpretations across cultures.

It emphasizes that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, focusing on how the brain organizes visual information.

Attention helps us selectively focus on specific aspects of the environment, prioritizing and processing important information.

An example of selective attention where you can attend to your name even in a noisy environment.

Bottom-up starts with sensory data; top-down uses prior knowledge. Bottom-up is detail-oriented; top-down focuses on the bigger picture.

Schemas are mental frameworks that organize information; perceptual sets are predispositions that influence what we perceive. Schemas are broader; perceptual sets are more specific.

Proximity groups objects close together; similarity groups similar objects. Proximity is based on spatial arrangement; similarity is based on appearance.

Selective attention focuses on specific stimuli; inattention fails to notice stimuli. Selective attention prioritizes information; inattention can lead to perceptual blindness.

Personal experiences shape individual perceptions based on upbringing; cultural experiences shape perceptions based on societal norms. Both influence interpretations of the world.

Internal factors (goals, interests) drive attention from within; external factors (salience, novelty) capture attention from the environment. Both influence what we focus on.

Context provides the immediate setting for interpretation; schemas provide pre-existing frameworks. Both shape how we understand and react to stimuli.

In bottom-up, sensory receptors initiate the process; in top-down, they provide raw data that is then interpreted using prior knowledge.

Schemas help efficiently process information but can also lead to biased interpretations if applied rigidly or inappropriately.

Closure involves filling in missing information to perceive complete objects; figure-ground involves distinguishing objects from their background. Both contribute to visual organization.