Chapter 5 Flashcards
Border ownership means that when figure-ground segregation occurs, the border between the figure and background
is perceived to be associated with the figure
Nascelaris et al. (2009) developed the _____ decoder that is used to make predictions about characteristics of a scene such as contrast and shape.
structure
The principle of similarity can account for grouping of stimuli that are similar in
orientation, shape, and size
Wundt: _________ :: Wertheimer: _____________.
structuralism; Gestalt psychology
A masking stimulus is primarily used to
stop persistence of vision
The _______ effect is that humans perceive horizontals and verticals more easily than other orientations.
oblique
Which of the following is a global image feature, according to Oliva and Torralba?
degree of naturalness, degree of openness and color
Sally recently looked at some visual illusions. In one reversible-image illusion she saw a vase in the middle of a blue box. What is Sally most likely to remember about this illusion?
The vase she saw in the illusion
Gestalt psychologists used the example of illusory contours to support the claim that
the whole is different than the sum of its parts.
“Viewpoint invariance” means
humans can easily recognize objects when seen from different viewpoints
Corey looks at a flock of seagulls flying in one direction, when suddenly five of the seagulls start flying in another direction. He now perceives two groups of birds, because of the Gestalt principle of
common fate
The results of Grill-Spector et al.’s (2004) “Harrison Ford” study demonstrated that
FFA activation is greater when recognizing than detecting a face
The Olympic symbol is an example of the Gestalt principle of
Pragnanz
The Bev Doolittle print of “The Forest Has Eyes” exemplifies the way _______ affects perceptual organization.
meaningfulness
Research has shown that an infant can visually recognize his/her mother’s face from
the contrast between her hairline and forehead.
