intro to perception notes Flashcards
stroboscopic movement
our tendency to perceive motion in a series of still images flashed in a rapid motion
phi phenomenon
when lights flash at certain speed they tend to present illusions of motion
perceptual consistency
perceiving objects as unchanging even as
illumination and retinal image change
size constancy
stable size perception amid changing size of stimuli
the mood illusion
it appears to be larger and further away when on horizon
the ponzu illusion
when we use background objects to detect an objects distance
sensory deprivation/perceptual isolation
suggests that vision is at least partly on acquired sense
perceptual adaptation
visual ability to adjust to an artificially displaced visual field
perceptual set
a mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another, ignoring unconsciously
schema
the list of characteristics of an object that allows us to categorize
context effects
a given stimulus can evoke radically different perceptions
cultural context
context instilled by culture also alters perception
