Influences of biological, psychological and social factors on visual perception (done)

Ageing

-Lens becomes less elastic -Floaters -Cataracts -Glaucoma -Age related macular degeneration

Psychological factors

-Past experience -Context -Motivation -Emotional state

Genetics

-visual disorders passed on -congenital -retinis pigmentosa -colour blindness

Perceptual set

A set of psychological factors that help shape perception by creating an expectancy about what the incoming stimuli will represent

Biological factors

Ageing and genetics

Social factors

Culture

Emotional state

Different emotions make use perceive information in a particular way

Past experience

Gives you a previous expectation

Context

Information that surrounds the stimuli can have an influence

Culture

The culture that you are brought up in, will change how you perceive the world

Motivation

We can see what we want to see, rather than what is actually there