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Perception Vocab Flashcards

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Perception

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Mental process of interpreting info

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Gestalt

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Organizing pieces into a whole

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Figure-Ground

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Figure = what we focus on, ground = everything else

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Grouping

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How we organize things together

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Similarity

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Group things that are alike

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Proximity

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Group objects close together

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Closure

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Our brain fills in the gaps

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Continuity

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Object moving a certain direction remains in that direction

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Depth Perception

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Our ability to judge distance and see 3D

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Visual Cliff

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Experiment testing babies depth perception (nature AND nurture)

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Binocular Cues

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Depth cues requiring both eyes

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Retinal Disparity

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Slightly different images from both eyes confuse us

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Convergence

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Tension in eye muscle from staring at closer objects

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Monocular Cues

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Depth cues using only one eye

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Relative Size

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Closer = bigger, farther = smaller

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Relative Motion

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Closer = faster, farther = slower

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Interposition

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Closer object partially blocks or covers farther object

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Relative Height

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Closer = lower to visual field, farther = higher to visual field

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Texture Gradient

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Closer = more detail, farther = less detail

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Relative Clarity

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Closer = more clear, farther = less clear

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Linear Perspective

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Parallel lines come to a point in distance

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Perceptual Constancy

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Perceiving size, shape, and lightness as unchanging

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Size Constancy

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Distance actually changes

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Shape Constancy

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Angle actually changes

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Lightness Constancy

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Lighting conditions actually change

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Perceptual Set

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Mental predisposition to perceive things a certain way

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Extrasensory Perception (ESP)

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Perceive things we don’t sense

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Illusions

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We are tricked into misinterpreting sensory info

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