Myers EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (6th Edition in Modules)Perceptual InterpretationPerceptual Set: SchemasSlide 4Is There Extrasensory Perception?Perception and the Human FactorPerceptual Set: Human FactorsMyers EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (6th Edition in Modules)Module 14Perceptual InterpretationJames A. McCubbin, PhDClemson UniversityWorth PublishersPerceptual InterpretationPerceptual Adaptation(vision) ability to adjust to an artificially displaced visual fieldprism glassesPerceptual Seta mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not anotherPerceptual Set:SchemasWhat you see in the center is influenced by perceptual setPerceptual Set:SchemasFlying Saucers or Clouds?Is There Extrasensory Perception?Extrasensory Perceptioncontroversial claim that perception can occur apart from sensory inputtelepathyclairvoyanceprecognitionParapsychologythe study of paranormal phenomenaESPpsychokinesisPerception and the Human FactorHuman Factors Psychologyexplores how people and machines interactexplores how machine and physical environments can be adapted to human behaviorsPerceptual Set: Human FactorsActualdescentpathPilot’s perceiveddescent pathAltitude looksthis much higher 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2Distance from runway (miles)10 8 6 4 2 0Altitude(thousandsof
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