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24 Cards in this Set
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process of interpreting what we take in through our senses innate or acquired |
Perception |
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where one selects the stimuli to which he/she will attend to |
Selection |
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where the information from the sensory organs is transmitted to the brain |
Organization |
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giving meaning to the information |
Interpretation |
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organizing the separate parts of our perceptual field into a unified and meaningful whole |
Gestalt Laws of Organization |
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patterns |
gestalts |
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we usually perceive objects as a figure standing out against a background |
Figure-ground organization |
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physical objects are perceived as unvarying and consistent despite changes in appearance or changes in the physical environment |
Perceptual Constancy |
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allows us to recognize people and other objects from many different angles |
Shape Constancy |
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relative brightness of objects remains the same under different conditions of illumination |
Brightness Constancy |
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size of objects remains relatively constant
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Size Constancy |
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ability to view the world in three dimensions and to perceive distance 2d to 3d |
Depth Perception |
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requiring only one eye |
Monocular Depth Cues |
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require both eyes |
Binocular Depth Cues |
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typically used by artists to create perceptions of depth in their pictures |
Patterns of Light and Shadow |
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parallel lines converge as they recede into the distance
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Linear Perspective |
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objects closer to us may cut off part of our view of more distant object |
Interposition |
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texture or grain of an object appears finer as distance increases |
Texture Gradient |
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looking at two objects of similar size, the one that looks smaller will be judged to be farther away |
Relative Size |
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A ship 5 miles offshore appears to be in a higher plane and closer to the horizon than does one that is only 1 mile from shore |
Height in the Horizontal Plane |
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Tells us that if we are moving, nearby objects appear to move faster in the opposite direction than do far-away ones |
Motion Parallax |
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Each eye sees a slightly different image |
Binocular Disparity |
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Produced by feedback from the muscles that turn your eyes inward to view a close object |
Convergence |
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physical stimuli that consistently produce errors in perception |
Visual Illusions |
