Introduction to Psychology

Myers EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY

Module 14

Perceptual Interpretation Perceptual Interpretation

. Perceptual Adaptation . (vision) ability to adjust to an artificially displaced visual field .prism glasses Perceptual Interpretation

. Perceptual Set . a mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another Perceptual Interpretation

Look at the middle picture of the woman on the next slide and then identify what the top and bottom pictures are. Perceptual Set: Schemas

. What you see in the center is influenced by perceptual set Perceptual Set: Schemas

Flying Saucers or Clouds? UFO? UFO in Mexico UFO in Mexico Are there other types of Perception? Is There Extrasensory Perception?

. Extrasensory Perception . controversial claim that perception can occur apart from sensory input ESP

. Telepathy . paranormal acquisition of information concerning the thoughts, feelings or activity of another person. . Clairvoyance . denotes a form of extra-sensory perception in which a psychic acquires knowledge about a contemporary object, situation, or event via paranormal means. . Clairvoyance is different from telepathy in that the information gained by a clairvoyant is assumed to derive directly from an external physical source, and not from another person's mind. . Precognition . a form of extra-sensory perception wherein a person perceives information about future places or events before they happen Parasychology

. Parapsychology . the study of paranormal phenomena . ESP . the ability to aquire information by paranormal means. ESP is not dependent on the known physical senses, nor on deduction from previous experience. . Psychokinesis . the proposed paranormal ability of the mind to influence matter or energy without the use of any currently known type of physical means. . Yuri Geller Perception and the Human Factor

Making machines and the environment interact with humans. Curse of Knowledge

When you know a thing, it’s hard to mentally simulate what it’s like not to know it. Perception and the Human Factor

. Human Factors Psychology . explores how people and machines interact . explores how machine and physical environments can be adapted to human behaviors Which switch works the screen? Perceptual Set: Human Factors

Altitude 8 Pilot’s perceived (thousands descent path of feet) 6

Altitude looks 4 this much higher

2 Actual descent path 0 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 Distance from runway (miles)