List of psychological experiments on perception! Experiment # 1. Selection and Grouping in Perception: Our perception of stimuli depends on a series of organisational processes. This aspect has been studied extensively by the gestalt psychologists. The process of organisation depends on a number of factors, due to which our perception of the same stimulus elements differs on different occasions. The [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the theory of cognitive dissonance. A theory which primarily tries to explore the relationship between one's prior perception and attitudes on the one hand and actual experience on the other is the theory of cognitive dissonance propounded by Leon Festinger. The theory has certainly stimulated a lot of research in relation to [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the western and eastern views on extrasensory perception. Western View on Extrasensory Perception: In the case of subliminal perception, the perceptual process results from sensory stimulation, though at the subliminal level. But there are perceptual experiences which have been shown to occur in the absence of any form of sensory stimulation. Such [...]
