The Meaning of Perceptual Set

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attention1 of 10.
readiness2 of 10.
features3 of 10.
hypotheses4 of 10.
motivation5 of 10.
subjectivity6 of 10.
set7 of 10.
expectancy8 of 10.
sense data9 of 10.
interpret10 of 10.
ⓐ Our perceptual expectancy or
leads us to formulate perceptual
. These are educated guesses about what the
might mean.

ⓑ Perceptual set is a
to perceive stimuli in a specific way, as influenced by our past experiences,
and cultural background.

ⓒ Our perceptual set or expectancy makes us more likely to pay
to particular
of a stimulus.

ⓓ Perceptual set illustrates once more the
of our visual perceptions.

ⓔ Our perceptual set or
affects not only which elements of the visual stimulus we notice and pay attention to, but also how we give meaning to or
the visual stimulus before us.