4.4 Flashcards
The principle of proximity
The closer two figures are to each other, the more likely we are to group them and see them as the same object.
Good continuation
The tendency to interpret intersecting lines as continuous rather than as changing direction radically.
Occluder
Anything that can hide an object from view an entire object or portion.
Closure
Tendency to complete figures that have gaps.
Illusory Contours
We tend to perceive contours/depth even when they don’t exist
Bottom-up Processing
Data are relayed in the brain from lower to high levels of processing.
Top-down processing
Info. at higher levels of mental processing can influence lower “earlier” levels.
Prosopagnosia
Inability to recognize faces
Binocular depth cues
Cues of depth perception that arise from the fact that people have 2 eyes.
Monocular depth clues
Cues of depth perception that are available to each eye alone.
Binocular Disparity
A depth cue; because of the distance between a person’s eyes, each eye receives slightly different retinal image.
Convergence
A cue of binocular depth perception; when a person views a nearby object, the eye muscles turn the eye inward.
Motion Parallax
Relative movements of objects that are various differences from the observer.
Ames Boxes
One side of room smaller/objects seem bigger (like room in Exploratorium)
Ponzo Illusion
For example:
when 2 lines in optical illusion don’t appear to be same length but are.
