Ch 3 pp 102-117 Flashcards
WHat is the definition of perception?
Process of organizing and interpreting sensory information
WHat is an example of perception?
Lateral inhibition
lateral inhibition
Emphasizing distinction in order to better process sensory information, base don importance
What is the first part of perception?
attention
First part of perception has what phenomenon?
cocktail party, phenomenon Pay attention based on its importance to us
How do we process informtaion automatically?
Form perception
Form perception divide into
Figure ground, grouping, and depth
figure ground/coffe table
Orientation/automatic processing/grouping, experince shape of coffee cup while the rest is the ground.perception is automatically separated into the figure(stands out/shape) and its less distinct background, the ground(no shape).(camouflage)
WHat are some grouping?
Law of similarity-perceive objects in similar size/shape/colo/runit
Law of closure:tendency to fill in gaps in an incomplete image
Law of good continuation-tendency to group things that are in the same directions s a single unit
Law of proximity-perceive objects close to each other as one unit
Depth divided into
binocular and monocular cues
Monocular cues
Overlap - when one object partially blocks another, the partially blocked object is perceived as further away
Motion parallax refers to the tendency for nearby objects to seem to move by faster than distant objects
Relative Size(2 objects that are similar sized then bigger object appears closer)
Aerial perspective. Faraway objects appear hazy or blurred by the atmosphere.
Linear perspective(Closer parallel line meet in distance, farther they appear to be)
texture gradient-(distant texture on surface appears less distinct the farther it is)
bioncualr cues
Binocular Depth Cues-Distance or depth cues that require the use of both eyes.
Convergence-the degree to which muscles rotate your eyes to focus on object
Binocular disparity-Each eye presents info with slightly different visual
gestalt psychology
According to Gestalt psychology-People organize what they perceive into a well-defined whole
true of how people perceive information
People raised in interdependent cultures, such as Korea or China, tend to focus on the background of an image as well as the central image, whereas people raised in independent cultures like America tend to focus on the center point of an image and ignore the background
