Perception

Question 1

What is perception?

Answer 1

The psychological process of interpreting sensory information.

Question 2

What is bottom-up processing?

Answer 2

building up to perceptual experience from individual pieces.

Question 3

What is top-down processing?

Answer 3

perceptions begin with the most general and move toward the more specific. your brain applies what it knows to fill in the blanks and anticipate what’s next

Question 4

What is sensory adaption?

Answer 4

Decrease in sensitivity of a receptor to a stimulus after constant stimulation.