Form Perception 1

Question 1

Figure Ground

Answer 1

ability to determine what aspect of a visual scene is part of the object itself and what is part of the background

Question 2

Proximity

Answer 2

tendency to group elements that are close together in space

Question 3

Closure

Answer 3

tendency to fill in gaps in a contour to perceive a whole object

Question 4

Similarity

Answer 4

tendency to group together elements that are physically similar

Question 5

Continuity

Answer 5

the ability to perceive a simple, continuous form rather than a combination of awkward forms

Question 6

Common Fate

Answer 6

tendency to group together elements that change in the same way

Question 7

Bottom Up Proccessing

Answer 7

object recognition is guided by the features that are present in the stimulus

Question 8

Top-Down Processing

Answer 8

guided by own beliefs/expectations

Question 9

Bidirectional Activation

Answer 9

both types of processing are being used

Question 10

Geon Theory

Answer 10

suggest we have 36 different geons that help us recognize most other objects

Question 11

Template Theory

Answer 11

store many different templates in memory and when we come across an object we compare that object to all templates in memory

Question 12

Prototype Theory

Answer 12

we store most typical/ideal example of an object

Question 13

Perceptual Constancy

Answer 13

our ability to perceive an object as unchanging even though the visual image produced by object is constantly changing

Question 14

Shape Constancy

Answer 14

object is perceived to have a constant shape despite the shape of its retinal image changing with shifts in point of view or change in object position

Question 15

Location Constancy

Answer 15

object is perceived to be stationary despite changing location on our retina due to body movements

Question 16

Size Constancy

Answer 16

object is perceived to be the same size despite the size of its retinal image varying with distance

Question 17

Brightness Constancy

Answer 17

same brightness despite reflecting more or less light onto our retina

Question 18

Colour Constancy

Answer 18

object is perceived to have constant colour despite different illumination conditions

Question 19

Pariedolia

Answer 19

people will instantly recognize faces/ patterns in objects

Question 20

Configural Face Proccessing

Answer 20

processing not just features but relationships across face, wholistic

Question 21

Featural Face Proccessing

Answer 21

looking at individual features and not paying attention to the wholistic design