Lecture 5 - Perceptual Organisation and Gestalt Psychology

Question 1

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Describe briefly, low-level, mid-level, and high-level vision.

Answer 1

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Question 2

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Describe the dorsal and ventral stream of vision.

Answer 2

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Question 3

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Describe mid-level vision.

Answer 3

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Question 4

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Name and describe the Gestalt Principles of Perceptual Organisation.

Answer 4

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Question 5

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Describe Contour Integration

Answer 5

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Question 6

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Lecture Outline:

• Overview over extrastriate visual system
• Mid-level vision: Implementation of Gestalt principles
• Clinical relevance

Key Concepts:

• Ventral (‘what’) vs. dorsal (‘where’) stream
• Gestalt principles
• Contour integration

Answer 6

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Question 7

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Possible Essay Questions:

1. What characteristic of vision did the Gestalt psychologists seek to describe? Discuss how this relates to modern perception research.
2. Discuss what research on the statistics of natural images can tell us about visual perception?

Answer 7

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