Perception

Question 1

Top Down Processing

Answer 1

broad —> narrow (see forest then single tree)

Question 2

Bottom Up Processing

Answer 2

narrow —> broad (see details then big picture)

Question 3

Gestalt Theory

Answer 3

looking at whole piece > looking at individual pieces

Question 4

Automatic vs. Controlled Processing

Answer 4

how much energy must be put into perception

Question 5

Perceptual Constancy

Answer 5

brain recognizes it’s the same stimulus even if it’s changed

Question 6

Size Constancy

Answer 6

perception same even as stimulus size appears to change.

*Müller-Lyer Illusion + Ponzo Illusion

Question 7

Perceptual Set

Answer 7

what you expect will influence your perception

Question 8

Schema

Answer 8

culturally/widely shared idea/view of something

Question 9

Frame of Reference

Answer 9

personalized schema

Question 10

Relative Size

Answer 10

bigger = closer

Question 11

Interposition

Answer 11

overlap — object in front is closer

Question 12

Linear Perspective

Answer 12

vanishing point

Question 13

Texture Gradient

Answer 13

closer = more detail

Question 14

Aerial Perspective

Answer 14

blue + hazy = far off

Question 15

Motion Parallax

Answer 15

you are physically moving but brain thinks you’re still and that other things are moving

Question 16

Binocular Convergence

Answer 16

understands that when eyes converge, point must be close

Question 17

Binocular (Retinol) Disparity

Answer 17

further away an object is, the more similar it looks to both eyes

Question 18

Induced Movement

Answer 18

ex. big truck next to me at red light; when it moves, it feels like I’m moving back

Question 19

Stereoscopic Movement

Answer 19

ex. flipbooks, claymation

Question 20

Phi Phenomenon

Answer 20

— — — > lights up one at a time, appears to move

Question 21

Illusion

Answer 21

mismatch between sensation and perception