Describe in detail four psychological factors that can influence what we perceive and how we perceive it

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: A good answer will include the following key points.
• Needs: When we need something, have an interest in it, or want it, we are especially likely to perceive it.
• Beliefs: What we hold to be true about the world can affect our interpretation of ambiguous sensory signals.
• Emotions: Emotions can also influence our interpretation of sensory information.
• Expectations: Previous experiences lead to expectations or perceptual sets that can cause us to interpret sensory information in particular ways.

Psychology

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A. Cultural competence only involves frontline health care staff. B. Interventions that aim to improve cultural competence among health care professionals can help to increase knowledge of cultural issues in health care. C. There is no significant relationship between cultural competence and clinical health outcomes. D. all of these

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The example of the Hmong families and their unmarried children who continue to live at home highlights the fact that ________ are critical in understanding developmental psychopathology

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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a. ?operant conditioning only b. ?operant conditioning and observational learning c. ?classical conditioning and operant conditioning d. ?classical conditioning only

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intuitive thought. factual thought. experimental thought. logical thought.

Psychology