- Each person’s cultural history.
- The expectation-setting label.
- The physical image in every condition.
My choice: ______ Why it fits:
← Return to the topic1. Researchers randomly assign different labels before the same ambiguous image. What is manipulated? 2. Which conclusion avoids stereotyping from a perception study?
AP Psychology · 2.1 · Classroom testing
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Perception. Two low-ink student pages with concept connections, model building, and written application. Student practice is open for classroom testing.
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CLSM / AP PSYCHOLOGY · PRACTICE COMPANION
2.1 / Perception
Name ___________________________ Date __________________
01 Connect a concept.
Explain each concept in your own words. Add a brief example that shows why the concept fits.
Bottom-up processing
Top-down processing
Schema
Perceptual set
02 Build the explanation.
Build an interpretation model. Connect incoming information with prior knowledge.
- Top-down processing begins only with raw receptor input.
- Building perception from incoming sensory information.
- A readiness to perceive something in a particular way.
- Using expectations and knowledge to interpret sensory input.
- An organized framework of knowledge that guides interpretation.
Bottom-up processing
Top-down processing
Schema
Perceptual set
CLSM / AP PSYCHOLOGY · APPLY & EXPLAIN
Use the idea in a new situation.
03 Make a choice. Give a reason.
- Prior experience may influence interpretation, with variation within groups.
- Every member of a cultural group perceives identically.
- Culture is a fixed biological visual system.
My choice: ______ Why it fits:
04 Bring it together.
Give an example in which top-down processing helps and one in which it misleads.
One idea I corrected today: ___________________________________________________
One question I still have: _______________________________________________________