Lesson 3.1.2.6.1
3.1.2.6.1 Perceptual set and the influence of culture, motivation, emotion and expectation Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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What is the term for a tendency to perceive details in a particular way?
- Constancy effect
- Perceptual set
- Depth cue
- Visual illusion
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Which of the following is a factor affecting perceptual set in AQA GCSE Psychology?
- Genetics
- Culture
- Brain weight
- Handedness
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Why do people raised in different cultural environments sometimes perceive 2D images differently?
- Different eye structures
- Varied visual acuity
- Innate optical differences
- Different past experiences
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How did motivation affect perception in Gilchrist and Nesberg's food deprivation study?
- Increased brightness ratings
- Slower reaction times
- Decreased size estimates
- Impaired colour vision
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How does emotion influence perception according to McGinnies' study using taboo words?
- Increased perceptual threshold
- Reduced pupil dilation
- Faster speech output
- Enhanced word recall
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What term describes a readiness to perceive a stimulus in a particular way?
- Size constancy
- Perceptual set
- Retinal disparity
- Linear perspective
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Which factor predisposes someone to interpret '13' as 'B' when placed alongside letters?
- Expectation
- Culture
- Motivation
- Emotion
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What is the main advantage of having a perceptual set?
- Higher visual acuity
- Faster processing
- Perfect accuracy
- Eliminating illusions
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What effect can a perceptual set have on our interpretation of ambiguous stimuli?
- Causes misperception
- Stops visual processing
- Guarantees accuracy
- Prevents attention
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Which factor causes people from different backgrounds to interpret the same image differently?
- Culture
- Retinal disparity
- Visual acuity
- Convergence
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Which factor is shown when a frightened person misinterprets a shadow as a threat?
- Expectation
- Motivation
- Culture
- Emotion
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Which factor causes a hungry person to detect images of food more quickly?
- Culture
- Emotion
- Motivation
- Expectation
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Which two factors combine with motivation and emotion to shape perceptual set?
- Age and gender
- Genetics and environment
- Height and weight
- Culture and expectation
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A person expecting to see animals perceives a blurry shape as a dog. What is this?
- Binocular depth
- Perceptual set
- Constancy failure
- Visual illusion
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How does a strong emotional state influence sensory perception?
- Changes eye shape
- Improves vision
- Blocks light
- Biases interpretation
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Which factor explains why people raised in carpentered environments perceive depth cues differently?
- Culture
- Emotion
- Expectation
- Motivation
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What term describes preparing a participant with prior stimuli to create a perceptual set?
- Encoding
- Priming
- Conditioning
- Filtering
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A football fan interprets an ambiguous badge as their own team logo. Which factor drives this?
- Culture
- Age
- Height
- Motivation
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A nervous person in the dark interprets a tree branch as an attacker. Which factor is shown?
- Culture
- Emotion
- Motivation
- Size constancy
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Why can a strong perceptual set lead to perceptual errors?
- Prevents light entering
- Overrides actual input
- Slows neural signals
- Damages optic nerve
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