Perception Flashcards
Spectral Color
Color comprised of a single wavelength
Non-spectral colors
Color comprised on more than one wavelength
Additive mixing
Combinations of color that increase the amount of light reflected
Subtractive mixing
Combinations of color that reduce the amount of light reflected
Hue
Color variations described as red, purple, blue, etc.
Cone pigments
Short (cyanolabe), Medium (chlorolabe), Long (erythrolabe)
Dichromatic vision
Missing a single photopigment
Protanopia
Missing erythrolabe
Deutanopia
Missing chlorolabe
Visual Acuity
The clearness or sharpness of vision
Perceptual Organization
Proximity, Similarity, Continuity, Closure, and Common Fate (moving in same direction at same speed)
Accomodation
Automatic adjustments of the lens that maintain a focused image on the retina (20cm to 3m)
Vergence
Degree to which the eyes are turned inward to maintain fixation on an object (up to 6m)
Interposition
Nearer objects will block the view of distant objects
Monocular Depth Cues
Perspective (weird angles on a known shape) and Motion Parallax