Perception

Question 1

What is Gestalt Psychology?

Answer 1

brains creating coherent perceptual experiences – what allows for optical illusions to work

Question 2

Figure and Ground

Answer 2

Determining figure from the background

ex: that black and white vase

Question 3

Grouping

Answer 3

the tendency to organize stimuli

Question 4

Form Perception: Proximity

Answer 4

Grouping nearby figures together

Question 5

Form Perception: Closure

Answer 5

filling in gaps to create a whole

ex: that panda drawing

Question 6

Form Perception: Similarity

Answer 6

Grouping similar figures together

Question 7

Form Perception: Continuity

Answer 7

We perceive continuous patterns (lines overlapping)

Question 8

Form Perception: Connectedness

Answer 8

Perceiving patterns as a single unit

ex: two dots connected by a bar

Question 9

What is depth perception?

Answer 9

what enables us to judge distances

Question 10

what are binocular cues?

Answer 10

the fact that we have two eyes to perceive depth

Question 11

what is retinal disparity?

Answer 11

the difference between our two eyes

Question 12

what is convergence?

Answer 12

when our eyes converge to look at an object close to our face

Question 13

What are monocular cues?

Answer 13

cues used to see with only one eye or 2d images.

Question 14

horizontal-vertical illusion

Answer 14

seeing vertical as longer than horizontal

Question 15

relative height

Answer 15

if something is higher in the field of vision, it is further away.

Question 16

relative size

Answer 16

objects of similar size that look smaller are further away.

Question 17

interposition

Answer 17

objects that block other objects are closer

Question 18

linear perspective

Answer 18

parallel lines that appear to converge are getting further away

Question 19

relative motion

Answer 19

objects closer to fixation point appear to move faster in opposite direction

Question 20

light and shadow

Answer 20

nearby objects reflect more light

Question 21

what is stroboscopic motion?

Answer 21

motion created by a series of still pictures

Question 22

what is the phi phenomenon?

Answer 22

motion created by flashing lights

ex: Christmas lights

Question 23

What is a perceptual set?

Answer 23

a bias or readiness to perceive certain aspects of illusions/other sensory data

Question 24

what is a schema?

Answer 24

used to organize and interpret unfamiliar information

a framework that helps interpret information

Question 25

what is perceptual constance?

Answer 25

ability to reorganize objects without being confused by change in shape size or color

Question 26

what is perceptual adaptation?

Answer 26

adapting to your surroundings? (ex: goggles)

Question 27

what are context effects?

Answer 27

having context change the meaning of certain things