Perception Flashcards
Inattentional Blindness
Inability to see an object or person in our midst
Selective Attention (Cocktail Party Effect)
Focus of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus
Change Blindness
Failed to notice a change in the individual asking for directions
Gestalt
Sensations are processed according to rules that result in meaningful whole perceptions
Proximity
Group nearby figures together
Similarity
Group figures that are similar
Continuity
Percieve continuous patterns
Closure
Fill in gaps
Connectedness
Spots, lines, and areas are seen as a unit when connected
Figure and Ground (Objects and Surroundings)
Organization of the visual field into objects (figures) that stand out from their surroundings (ground)
Monocular
One eye required to see depth
Binocular
Two eyes
Retinal Disparity
Images from the two eyes differ; this is how 3D works as well
Convergence
Two eyes move inward to see near objects and outward to see faraway objects
Relative Size
Percieve the one that casts a smaller retinal image to be farther away