Chapter 16- Perceptual Organization

Question 1

Visual capture

Answer 1

The tendency for vision to dominate other senses

Question 2

Gestalt

Answer 2

An organized whole

Question 3

Figure-ground

Answer 3

The organization of the visual field into objects (figures) that stand out from their surroundings (ground)

Question 4

Depth perception

Answer 4

The ability to see objects in three dimensions – allows us to judge distance

Question 5

Visual cliff

Answer 5

A laboratory device for testing depth perception in infants and young animals

Question 6

Grouping

Answer 6

Perceptual tendency to organize stimuli into coherent groups

Question 7

Binocular cues

Answer 7

Depth cues that depend on the use of two eyes such as retinal disparity and convergence

Question 8

Retinal disparity

Answer 8

A binocular cue for perceiving depth; by comparing images from the two eyeballs, the brain computes distance

Question 9

Convergence

Answer 9

A binocular cue for perceiving depth; the extent to which the eyes converge inward when looking at an object

Question 10

Monocular cues

Answer 10

Depth cues available to either eye alone; Such as interposition and linear perspective