Gilchrist and Nesburg's study on motivation on perception

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  • How can motivation affect perception?
    Increases attractiveness
  • What did Gilchrist and Nesberg aim to find out?
    Food deprivation affects perception
  • How many groups of students were in the Gilchrist and Nesberg study?
    Two groups
  • What was the main difference between the two groups in the Gilchrist and Nesberg study?
    One deprived of food
  • How long was the food deprivation period in the Gilchrist and Nesberg study?
    20 hours
  • What was shown on the slides to participants in the Gilchrist and Nesberg study?
    A meal
  • For how long was each slide displayed initially in the Gilchrist and Nesberg study?
    15 seconds
  • What did participants have to adjust in the Gilchrist and Nesberg study?
    The lighting
  • What did the participants perceive as brighter when food deprived in Gilchrist's study?
    The food
  • What did Gilchrist and Nesberg conclude about hunger?
    Increased perceptual sensitivity
  • According to Gilchrist and Nesberg, what type of factor is hunger?
    A motivating factor
  • How does Gilchrist and Nesberg's conclusion relate to perception?
    Affects the way perceived
  • What strengthens the validity of Gilchrist and Nesberg's results?
    Similar studies
  • In Sanford's study, what were participants shown?
    Ambiguous pictures
  • In Sanford's study, what were food-deprived participants more likely to see?
    Food
  • What is a key ethical issue with studies like Gilchrist and Nesberg's?
    Depriving participants of food
  • Why is depriving participants of food considered an ethical problem?
    Causes discomfort
  • How might Gilchrist and Nesberg's study lack ecological validity?
    Not like everyday life
  • Why does judging pictures of food reduce the real-world application of the study?
    Harder to apply the results
  • What is 'expectation' defined as in the context of perceptual set?
    Belief about what is likely