5.06 Perception Flashcards
the process by which your brain takes all the sensations you experience and interprets them and assigns meaning
perception
the first step in perception
attention
the phenomenon of being able to focus one’s auditory attention on a particular stimulus while filtering out a range of other stimuli, much the same way that a partygoer can focus on a single conversation in a noisy room
cocktail party effect
something that remains the same, unchanging
constancy
perceptual tendency to interpret an object as always being the same size, regardless of its distance from the viewer
size constancy
perceptual tendency to interpret the shape of an object as being constant, even when its image change on the retina
shape constancy
perceptual tendency to interpret the apparent brightness of an object as the same, even when light conditions change
brightness constancy
three important perceptual constancies
size, shape, brightness
the Gestalt tendencies are to __ objects and perceive __ shapes
group, whole
figures that seem to go back and forth between two different images
reversible images
a type of perceptual grouping that allows us to identify a figure based on its background
figure-ground organization
Gestalt principles that explains our tendency to organize isolated stimuli into groups, based on their characteristics
grouping principles
six important Gestalt grouping principles
contiguity, continuity, closure, similarity, proximity, common region
Gestalt grouping principle that suggests that objects that are close together are perceived to be part of the same group
proximity principle
Gestalt grouping principle that refers to our tendency to perceive things that look similar as being part of the same group
similarity principle
Gestalt grouping principle that refers to our tendency to perceive complete figures even if we need to “fill in” or “close” broken lines or missing parts
closure principle
Gestalt grouping principle that refers to our tendency to perceive things as having a continuous pattern, rather than a disjointed one
continuity principle
Gestalt grouping principle that refers to our tendency to perceive two things that happen close together in time as being related
contiguity principle
Gestalt grouping principle that refers to our tendency to perceive objects that are in a common area as being in the same group
common region principle