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perception The faculty of acquiring sensory experience. Study of the processes by which we gather and interpret visual information is largely the province of social psychologists, who have identified several general principles (‘laws’) of perception, and also some effects upon it of (among other things) motivation and attention. The former includes the phenomenon of the ‘figure-ground contrast’; that is, how we perceive objects distinctly from their surroundings. This can be studied via so-called
projective tests. ‘Constancy’ is also a principle of perception; that is, objects maintain perceptual stability through transformations of various types, such as alterations in size and proportion. The most systematic attempt to study the organization of perceptual phenomena is probably that of the
Gestalt (‘form’, ‘figure’, or ‘holistic’) psychologists, who emphasize the role of innate patterning in visual perception, although
behaviourist approaches have also been influential, notably in America. See also
ATTITUDES;
ATTRIBUTION THEORY;
COGNITIVE THEORY.
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Perceptions of Healthy Eating: State of Knowledge and Research Gaps
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Public Health; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Because of the multiple perceptions and meanings of healthy eating...to find information on the perception of healthy eating. Reference...food selection) and a "perceptions" term (key words: perception, lay conceptualization...
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Perceptions of this team were surreal.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 1/6/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...interviewed him. The perception was that fans were...These are the perceptions of the past, and...So what are the perceptions that accompany...Schottenheimer's perception of the current...That is one perception that will have...Snyder wants the perceptions, which have made...
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Net Perceptions Announces New Product for 1:1 Outbound Email.
PR Newswire; 9/27/1999; 700+ words
; Net Perceptions for Marketing Campaigns Enables Marketers...Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Net Perceptions, Inc. (Nasdaq: NETP) announced...introduction of its newest product, Net Perceptions for Marketing Campaigns. This application...
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Critical perceptions for optimal performance in sport.
Magazine article from: CME: Your SA Journal of CPD; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...underlines the power of perceptions by stating: 'Individual perception is all-encompassing and...own performance-boosting perceptions as well as his/her performance-blocking perceptions. Perception refers to the way the individual...
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Altered perceptions after upper and lower extremity blocks: An initial investigation
Magazine article from: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine; 9/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...altered limb perception. The perceptions in the upper...Regional, Perception, Central nervous...feelings and perceptions after a limb...1-5 These perceptions may present...manifested by the perception that the limb...
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Perceptions of Workplace Safety
Magazine article from: Professional Safety; 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...environment and hazard perceptions on workers' evaluations...discussed. RESEARCH ON PERCEPTION of workplace safety...literature. The shared perceptions about safety values...issues and in their perceptions of workplace hazards...importance of safety perception surveys can be gleaned...
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Public perceptions of risk. (Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Risk Management; 3/1/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...STUDY RISK PERCEPTION ATTEMPT TO...WHY THEIR PERCEPTIONS ARE SO OFTEN...favorable perceptions and acceptance...conditioned by perception of direct...pattern of perceptions for radiation...chemicals. Perception and acceptance...
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The "perception transformation"
Magazine article from: Aerospace Power Journal; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...and he has no perception. Sometimes...linked to perceptions) require indirect...to transform perceptions. A perception transformation...technologies, but the perception transformation...of stovepipe perceptions and embracing...
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Perception identity
Magazine article from: Pharmaceutical Representative; 5/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...That's why I designed a program called Perception Identity, which was created to help professionals...themselves for any business situation. Perception Identity is based on the concept that "perception is reality." Simply stated, a perception...
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Perception Scholarly Journal Subscription Reveals Experimental Results and Theoretical Ideas Ranging over the Fields of Human, Animal and Machine Perception.
M2 Presswire; 1/20/2009; 700+ words
; ...January 2009-Research and Markets: Perception Scholarly Journal Subscription Reveals...Fields of Human, Animal and Machine Perception(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...researchandmarkets.com/research/21acfb/perception_journal) has announced the addition...
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Perception, Person
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Perception, Person Person perception has been variously assigned such labels as social perception, interpersonal perception, social inference, person cognition, and ordinary personology (Bruner and Tagiuri 1954; Gilbert 1998). Person perception...
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perception
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...or inadequacy of perception. Perceptions are separate...impossible for perception to draw upon all...knowledge; and perceptions are of individual...intelligence of perception itself. Are perceptions simply picked up...
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Self-Perception Theory
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Self-Perception Theory Psychology has long recognized...people come to know themselves. Self-perception theory represents one of the most influential...social psychologist Daryl Bem self-perception theory consists of two basic claims...
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Perception-Consciousness (PCPT.-CS.)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
...perceptions and not visual perceptions that constitute a "special...causes a transformation in perception itself. It presupposes...the process of making perceptions conscious not as a simple focusing, since perception is already focusing...
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Depth perception
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Depth perception Monocular cues Binocular cues Auditory depth cues Development of depth perception Current research/future developments Resources Depth perception is the ability to see in three dimensions and to estimate the spatial distances...
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