3:19 - visual organization & interpretation

Question 1

gestalts (gestalt theory of perception)

Answer 1

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

Question 2

figure

Answer 2

distinguished object of focus

Question 3

ground

Answer 3

the background that the figure is prominent from

Question 4

proximity

Answer 4

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

Question 5

continuity

Answer 5

perceiving smooth/continuos patters rather than discontinuous ones

Question 6

depth percetpion

Answer 6

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

Question 7

visual cliff

Answer 7

used to test depth perception in infants

Question 8

binocular cues

Answer 8

judging the distance between two objects

Question 9

retinal disparity

Answer 9

a bioncular cue but judge depth instead of distance

Question 10

monocular cues

Answer 10

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

Question 11

phi phenomenon

Answer 11

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

Question 12

perceptual constancy

Answer 12

perceving objects as unchanging

Question 13

color constancy

Answer 13

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

Question 14

size constancy

Answer 14

perceiving objects as having a constant size even when moved

Question 15

shape constancy

Answer 15

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

Question 16

pereptual adaptation

Answer 16

adjusting to an artificially displaced or visually inverted field