Cognitive Psychology: Theory, Process, and Methodology
Second Edition
Learning Objectives
After completing this chapter you should be able to:
- What is perception?
- What is the purpose of perception?
- How do our sensory systems affect our perception of the world?
- Do we control our perceptions or can we perceive automatically?
- Why do we sometimes perceive things incorrectly?
- What does it mean for something to be “more than the sum of its parts”?
- How does perception aid in action?