In the perception process, we are likely to miss the stimuli that:

a. meet our biological needs.
b. focus on automatic processing of information.
c. piques our interest.
d. relate to what we do not expect to see.


d. relate to what we do not expect to see.
We cannot focus on everything we see and hear all the time. Hence, we choose what stimuli to concentrate on based on our needs, interests, and expectations. We are likely to see what we expect to see and miss what violates our expectations.

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