Perception - The perceptual process

3 important questions on Perception - The perceptual process

What are the three stages of the process of perception?

Exposure : sensory receptors => attention : sensation => interpretation : meaning => Response

What are schemas and why are they important?

Schemas are organized collections of beliefs and feelings. They are crucial determinant of evaluation. (eg.: no attention to smoke advert that does not match schema)

How can the perception process be broken down in four stages?

  1. Primitive categorization
  2. Cue check: preparation selecting schema
  3. Confirmation check: selecting schema
  4. Confirmation completion: decision & reinforcement

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