UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY

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1 UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
AREA OF STUDY 1: WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY?

2 EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ACTIVITY
PERCEPTUAL SET EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ACTIVITY CAUSE EFFECT Hypothesis Independent Variable Dependent Variable GRIVAS – pg

3 RAT/MAN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ACTIVITY
PERCEPTUAL SET RAT/MAN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ACTIVITY GRIVAS – pg

4 PERCEPTUAL SET LOOK CLOSELY AT THIS IMAGE OF A SEAL TRAINER, TRAINING A SEAL TO BALANCE A BALL ON ITS NOSE GRIVAS – pg

5 PERCEPTUAL SET LOOK CLOSELY AT THIS IMAGE OF A MAN HOLDING HIS LADY’S HAND AS HE ENTERS THE COSTUME PARTY GRIVAS – pg

6 PERCEPTUAL SET Perceptual set = the predisposition or ‘readiness’ to perceive something in accordance with what we expect it to be GRIVAS – pg.125

7 PERCEPTUAL SET 5 factors influence perceptual set; Context Motivation
Emotional State Past Experience Cultural Factors GRIVAS – pg

8 Refers to the setting or environment in which a perception is made
PERCEPTUAL SET CONTEXT Refers to the setting or environment in which a perception is made GRIVAS – pg

9 PERCEPTUAL SET MOTIVATION
Refers to the processes within us which activate behaviour that is directed towards achieving a particular goal GRIVAS – pg.129

10 PERCEPTUAL SET EMOTIONAL STATE
How we are feeling can also influence the way in which we perceive visual information GRIVAS – pg.129

11 PERCEPTUAL SET PAST EXPERIENCE
Refers to our personal experiences throughout our lives which leads to many individual differences in perception GRIVAS – pg

12 PERCEPTUAL SET CULTURAL FACTORS Experience with or in a particular culture can influence the way we process and interpret visual information GRIVAS – pg.130

13 HOMEWORK Learning Activity 3.25 (pg.130) RESEARCH METHODS