Psychology Flashcards

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optic chiasm

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an X-shaped structure at the front of
the brain where the information from the right visual field is sent to the left side of the brain, and information from the left visual field is sent to the right side

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trichromatic

theory of color vision

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all colors in the spectrum can be produced by combining

red, green, and blue

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opponent-process theory

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color is coded in opponent pairs: black-white, yellow-blue, and green-red

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depth

perception

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perceiving spatial relationships in a three-dimensional space
(being able to perceive things as being in front, behind, above, below, or to
the side of other things).

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binocular cues

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relying on the use of both eyes like in binocular disparity (something appearing to shift when closing one eye)

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monocular cues

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only require one eye to perceive depth like in linear perspective (where we perceive depth when we see two parallel lines that seem to converge in an image)

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Motion paralax

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apparent motion of stable objects

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