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AP Psych Ch. 6 Vocab
Perception - AP Psychology, Chapter 6
Term | Definition |
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Selective attention | We can only focus on a limited portion of what we experience |
Cocktail party effect | We can only attend to one voice among many |
Gestalt psychology | We integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes |
Visual cliff | A half-glass table used to test depth perception in babies and young animals |
Human factors psychology | Studies how humans and machines interact and how to make machines easier and safer |
ESP | The controversial claim that perception can occur without sensory input |