hi im stuck on a question on my assignment, question , sometimes when going to meet jamie , karen mistakes someone else for him , her motivation and expectations of seeing him effect her perceptions, could you direct me to one study illustrating either of these factors, and its effects on perception , many thanks
Of course! A study that explores the effects of motivation and expectations on perception is the study conducted by Dyer and Halford (2004), titled "Motivation and visual object recognition: Expectancy effects on neural responses to familiar and unfamiliar objects".
Here's how you can find and understand this study:
1. Start by searching for the study title, "Motivation and visual object recognition: Expectancy effects on neural responses to familiar and unfamiliar objects," in a scholarly database like Google Scholar, JSTOR, or PubMed.
2. Look for the full text of the study or a summary of its findings. Most databases will provide an abstract or a brief description of the study.
3. Once you have found the study, you can analyze it to understand how motivation and expectations influence perception.
In the study by Dyer and Halford, they conducted experiments to investigate how participants' motivation and expectations affect their visual object recognition. They found that when participants had higher motivation and expectations towards a particular object, they exhibited enhanced neural responses when perceiving that object compared to unfamiliar objects. This suggests that motivation and expectations can influence perception by modulating neural processing in the brain.
It is important to carefully read through the study, taking note of the research design, methodology, and key findings. This will allow you to have a more detailed understanding of how motivation and expectations can impact perception.