Gregory's constructivist theory of perception

• With which theory does Gregory's constructivist theory of perception contrast?

  Gibson's theory
• According to Gregory, how do we make sense of the world?

  Using past experience
• According to Gregory's theory, what is perception considered to be?

  A construction
• In Gregory's constructivist theory, what two types of information does the brain use to perceive?

  Incoming and past experiences
• What process does the brain use to fill in gaps in sensory information, according to Gregory?

  Inference
• What does past experience allow us to do when perceiving the world?

  Infer what should be there
• According to Gregory, what environmental features give the brain information about depth and distance?

  Visual cues
• According to Gregory's theory, what causes visual illusions?

  Drawing the wrong conclusion
• According to Gregory, what role does nurture play in perception?

  Perception depends on experience
• According to Gregory, how does interaction with the world affect perception?

  It becomes more sophisticated
• What kind of support does Gregory’s theory have from cultural differences in perception?

  Good support
• What do studies showing cultural differences in perception indicate?

  Experiences affect perception
• Why might the use of visual illusions be considered a weakness of Gregory's theory?

  They are artificially designed
• What aspect of perception does Gregory's theory struggle to explain?

  How it gets started
• What evidence suggests that not all perception is the result of our experience?

  Babies prefer human faces