Module 6: Perception Flashcards
what are the experience resulting from stimulation of the senses?
perception
perception can change based on _____?
added information
this involves a process similar to reasoning or problem solving based on a person’s past experiences
perception
perception occurs in _______ with actions
conjunction
what involves complex and usually invisible processes that resemble reasoning?
perception
how do we percept ?
while in motion, we shift our attention from one thing to another to perceive what is happening
what is the central to our ability to organize the actions that occur as we interact with the environment?
perception
what does perception creates and helps us take action within it as it plays a central role in our general cognition?
a picture of our environment
what is essential for creating memories, acquiring knowledge, solving problems, communicating with other people, recognizing someone you met last week, and answering questions on a cognitive ergonomics exam?
perception
what is the bottom-up process by which our senses receive and relay outside stimuli?
sensation
what is the top-down way our brain organize and interpret the information and put it into context?
perception
what refers to the task of determining the object responsible for a particular image on the retina?
inverse projection problem
inverse projection problem involves starting with the ______ and then extending ______ to the source of that image
retinal image, outward
what are the limitations of perceiving machine vs. humans?
- inverse projection problem
- objects can be hidden or blurred
- objects can look different from different viewpoints
- scenes contain high level information
the light from an object is _____ as it falls on the retina
inverted
stimulates receptors
environmental energy