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30 Cards in this Set
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The selectivity we use to process sensations
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attention
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Processes of vision that require both eyes.
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binocular cues
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A model asserting that we have biological limitations to the amount of stimulation we can process.
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bottleneck model
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A model operating on the principle that we have psychological limitations that determine the amount of stimulation to which we can attend.
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capacity model
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Perception of remote events in time or space; a type of extrasensory perception.
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clairvoyance
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Completing figures that contain gaps to create a whole object or image.
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closure
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The notion that if we are aware of an object's color, than we will continue to percieve the object as that color despite actual changes in lighting that cause the object to appear to be a different color.
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color constancy
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Perceiving spots, lines, or areas as a single unit when uniformed & linked.
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connectedness
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Perceiving smooth continuous patterns rather than discontinuous ones.
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continuity
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The ability to differentiate something from the other stimuli surrounding it.
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contrast
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A muscular cue that determines the extent to which the eye turns inward.
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convergence
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The ability to see objects in three dimensions, which allow us to estimate their distance from us.
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depth perception
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A focal point discernible from its surroundings.
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figure
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The background or surrounding area around a figure.
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ground
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Phenomena that occur when one's perception of a stimulus differ significantly from the actual properties of the stimulus.
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illusions
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The predisposed way in which we percieve something.
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mental set
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Processes of vision that are obtained by each eye seperately.
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monocular cues
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An element of attention through which we position our sense organs to maximize our ability to process stimuli.
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orientation
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The field that attempts to use scientific methods to study extrasensory perception & additional ways in which human consciousness is claimed to be able to interact with the physical world.
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parapsychology
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Processing sensations so that they can be understood cognitively.
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perception
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The ability to see objects as unchanging, even if illumination & retinal changes occur.
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perceptual constancy
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The phenomenon that occurs when a person's belief or expectation influences his or her perception;
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perceptual set
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Perception of future events; a type of extrasensory perception.
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precognition
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Grouping nearby figures together.
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proximity
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The assuption that if two objects are similar in size, we perceive the one that casts the similar image on the retina as farther away.
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relative size
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Binocular cue that allows us to determine the distance of an object by the differences in the images produced by each eye.
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retinal disparity
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The process of prioritizing some stimuli over others & ignoring the low-priority stimuli.
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selective attention
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Grouping similar figures together.
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similarity
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Mind-to-mind communication; a type of extrasensory perception.
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telepathy
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The ability to discriminate between images or objects.
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visual acuity
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