Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior (MindTap Course List)
Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337565691
Author: Dennis Coon, John O. Mitterer, Tanya S. Martini
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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In psychology, perception plays a major role. Perception refers to the way in which sensory information are organized, identified, and interpreted. The perceptual process includes the bottom-up and top-down processes to decipher meaningful information from the external world. Perception is the way that people view the external environment and it differs for each person.

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