Glossary P

Glossary P

Perceptual constancy is the tendency of people to respond to objects as being the same, even when they experience those objects under a wide variety of circumstances. Perceptual constancy occurs when our perception of an object remains the same even when our proximal sensation of the distal object changes

Perceptual construction is defined as a meaningful mental model of external events.

Perceptual defense is defined as the unwillingness to report perceiving unpleasant material, in contrast to an inability to perceive such material

Perceptual expectancy (or set) refers to a readiness to perceive in a particular manner, induced by strong expectations.

Perceptual features are important elements of a stimulus pattern, such as lines, shapes, edges, spots, and colors.

Perceptual filters refer to the personality-, psychology-, or experience-based differences that influence people to ignore or pay attention to particular stimuli

Perceptual habits is defined as the well-established patterns of perceptual organization and attention.

Perceptual hypothesis is defined as an initial guess regarding how to organize (perceive) a stimulus pattern.