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AP Psych Ch. 6 Vocab
Perception - AP Psychology, Chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |