3:19 - visual organization & interpretation Flashcards

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gestalts (gestalt theory of perception)

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combining a cluster of sensations into a whole to create an organized image

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figure

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distinguished object of focus

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ground

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the background that the figure is prominent from

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proximity

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grouping nearby objects together - like seeing 3 sets of 2 lines instead of 6 seperate lines

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continuity

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perceiving smooth/continuos patters rather than discontinuous ones

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depth percetpion

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seeing objects in three dimensions even though the image that strikes the retina is 2d. how we judge distance.

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visual cliff

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used to test depth perception in infants

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binocular cues

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judging the distance between two objects

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retinal disparity

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a bioncular cue but judge depth instead of distance

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monocular cues

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depth cues for each eye seperately - judge how close we are to something

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phi phenomenon

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an illsion of movement created when two or more adjacent lights blink on & off in succession.

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perceptual constancy

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perceving objects as unchanging

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color constancy

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perceiving familar objects as having consistent color, even if changing illumination alters the wavelengths reflected by the object

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size constancy

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perceiving objects as having a constant size even when moved

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shape constancy

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perceiving objects as having the same shape even when moved to be a different shape

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pereptual adaptation

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adjusting to an artificially displaced or visually inverted field