Components of Perception

Question 18 • Psychology A

Which of the following statements is not correct concerning the relationship between attention and perception?

Answer

Focusing one’s attention on something in the environment is necessary in order to perceive it.

Individuals have the ability to focus attention on a specific stimulus in the midst of surrounding activity.

Whether or not people perceive information as meaningful influences their attention to it.

Individuals can easily detect changes in the environment when they are absorbed in a task.

Explanation

When people are absorbed in a task, their attention is focused elsewhere, so they may fail to notice changes in their surroundings. This is related to change blindness. Therefore, the statement that individuals can easily detect environmental changes while absorbed in a task is not correct; the other statements describe ways attention and perception are connected.

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