Perception Flashcards
The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something
through the senses.
Perception
A continuous area or expanse which is free, available,
or unoccupied.
Or
The dimensions of height, depth, and width within which
all things exist and move.
space
Man’s sensory apparatus falls into two categories:
- The Distance Receptors.
- The Immediate Receptors
are those concerned with
examination of distant objects:
1. Eyes (Vision)
2. Ears (Auditory)
3. Nose (Olfaction)
The Distance Receptors.
1… is the space perceived by eyes.
2….is the space perceived by ears.
1.Visual Space
2. Auditory Space
The consequences of these assumptions are illustrated in two types of observable responses:
verbal responses (when the viewer
says,
“I see a house over there.”
2. Motor responses(when the
viewer points at the house.
The amount of information gathered by the eyes is far
more than the ones gathered by ears. true false
true
The area that unaided ear can effectively cover is quite
limited , compared to the unaided eye that can sweep
up an extraordinary amount of information within a 100 yard radius.
true
People read more slowly in larger rooms where the
reverberation time is slower than they do in smaller
rooms
true
Japanese, for example, screen visually in a
variety of ways but are perfectly content with
paper walls as acoustics. In contrast, Germans
& Dutch depend on thick walls and double
doors to screen sounds.
true
is the chief organ of touch and is
also sensitive to heat gain
and loss.
the skin
Why one’s own heat is not objectionable
as a strangers?
This is possibly due to our great
sensitivity to small temperature
differences.
2. People seem to respond negatively to
a heat pattern that is not familiar.
is the most personally
experienced of all sensations.
Touch
is assessed and
appreciated almost entirely
by touch, even when it is
visually presented.
Texture
Touch and visual spatial experiences are so
true
