PPT

1. PERCEPTION
PRADEEP Kr. MAURYA
M.A.- 2 sem.
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
( D A V P.G. COLLEGE, VARANASI )

2. Nature of Perception
Percipere = Comprehend
PSYCHOLOGY = Behaviour + Mental ProcessPSYCHOLOGY = Behaviour + Mental Process
STUDY
PERCEPTION

3. “Perception is the process by which we organize
and interpret patterns of stimuli in the
environment .”
- Atkinson, Atkinson & Hilgard : Introduction to psychology,1983
“Perception is a psychological process through
which we interpret sensory information.”
- S. A. Rthus,1984
SENSATION PERCEPTION BEHAVIOUR

4. CHARACTERISTICS OF PERCEPTION
 Stimulus is essential for perception.
 In perception immediate experience of
objects take place.
 Perception is a active mental process.
 Perception is a cognitive process.
 Perception is a selective process.
 In perception stimuli are organized.

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