Perception

Question 1

Spectral colors

Answer 1

a color comprised of a single wavelength

Question 2

non-spectral colors

Answer 2

more than one wavelength

Question 3

additive mixing

Answer 3

increase the amount of light reflected

Question 4

subtractive mixing

Answer 4

reduce the amount of light reflected

Question 5

Hue

Answer 5

variations described by names such as red, blue, etc

Question 6

saturation

Answer 6

purity, vividness of colors

Question 7

Trichromatic theory

Answer 7

any hue can be matched with a combination of the 3 primary colors

Question 8

opponent processes theory

Answer 8

staring at an image for a while creates an opposite image if stare at blank space

Question 9

contrast sensitivity

Answer 9

ability to distinguish between bright and dim components of image

Question 10

Parts of perceptual organization

Answer 10

proximity - elements close together
similarity - elements with similar characteristics
continuity - elements in a straight line
closure - open curves perceived as complete forms
common fate - elements moving in same direction at same speed are perceived together

Question 11

proprioception

Answer 11

ability to feel what your muscles are doing and where your limbs are

Question 12

vergence

Answer 12

degree to which the eyes are turned inward to maintain focus

Question 13

interposition

Answer 13

nearer objects will block the view (overlap) of distant objects if in same line of vision

Question 14

binocular disparity

Answer 14

each eye receives a slightly different image

Question 15

induced motion

Answer 15

a stationary background causes movement to be attributed to the wrong part of a scene

Question 16

dissonance

Answer 16

combination of notes that sound displeasant

Question 17

sound localization

Answer 17

ability to locate sounds in space

Question 18

sound localization properties

Answer 18

• need 2 ears

- good at determining sounds horizontally

Question 19

semantic context

Answer 19

words are identified by what you think the speaker meant

Question 20

syntactic context

Answer 20

words are arranged in a grammatically correct fashion

Question 21

somesthetic system

Answer 21

detects what you can physically feel: pain, vibration etc

-also works with proprioception