The Role That Expectation and Motivation Have in Perception
Expectation has a huge roll in the perception of our every day lives. As we progress we in life we develop expectations in nearly every aspect of our lives. In our heads we create perceptual sets, or a set of mental tendencies and assumptions that has a profound effect on what we see. These aforementioned perceptual sets come into play when we have previous interactions with certain things. An example of this would be if you drive in a certain town and frequently get pulled over. After it happened a fair amount of times you begin to expect to get pulled over every time you enter this town. Although expectation plays a big role in our perception, it is not the only big variable. Motivation plays just as crucial of a roll as Expectation in our own perception. Below is a picture. What do you see? Some will say they see a woman's face, while others will say they see a saxophone player. Your recent experiences play into this observation. If you had just come from a date with a girlfriend or a had any sort of interaction with a female for that matter you would most generally see a woman, but if you had just come from a jazz concert or you yourself plays the saxophone you would be more prone to see the saxophone player.
As I just said motivation plays a huge roll in our day perception of our lives. Our motivation to get our basic physiological needs is explained by the reduction theory. Reduction theory says that our body creates an aroused state that drives us to reduce that need. An example of this would be getting a drink when we are thirsty, or sleeping when we are exhausted.
Below I have posted two links. The first is a youtube video giving more information on perception. I think it gives a little background on perception that would help someone understand how expectation and motivation effect it.The man in this video gives great example. The bunny duck example really messed with my eyes and I found it extremely interesting. The second link is also about perception and sensation. This video also talks about Dr. Sax. Dr. Sax was not able to recognize his own face in the mirror. There is nothing wrong with his sight, but there is something very wrong with his visual face recognition. This would be considered a perception problem. This gives a great example about how sensation and perception are connected, but different. My third recourse is our text book. On page 419 there is a lot of information on motivation and that helped me with the second half of this objective
Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n46umYA_4dM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unWnZvXJH2o
Psychology Tenth Edition in Modules
Below I have posted two links. The first is a youtube video giving more information on perception. I think it gives a little background on perception that would help someone understand how expectation and motivation effect it.The man in this video gives great example. The bunny duck example really messed with my eyes and I found it extremely interesting. The second link is also about perception and sensation. This video also talks about Dr. Sax. Dr. Sax was not able to recognize his own face in the mirror. There is nothing wrong with his sight, but there is something very wrong with his visual face recognition. This would be considered a perception problem. This gives a great example about how sensation and perception are connected, but different. My third recourse is our text book. On page 419 there is a lot of information on motivation and that helped me with the second half of this objective
Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n46umYA_4dM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unWnZvXJH2o
Psychology Tenth Edition in Modules