Sensation and Perception: Lecture 11 Flashcards
How do Gestalt principles help us in the real world?
humans group similar elements, recognize patterns and simplify complex images when we perceive objects
What are the 7 gestalt principles?
simplicity, closure, continuity, similarity, proximity, common fate, figure-ground
What are the gestalt principles?
principles of perceptual organization
What are principles of perceptual organization?
principles that help us understand how the brain percieves pieces of information as a whole
What is simplicity?
We select the simplest/most likely interpretation of an object’s shape
What is closure?
Our brains fill in missing info
What is continuity?
Same orientation- grouped together (good continuity)
What is similarity?
regions of similar colour, lightness, shape, texture belong to the same group
What is proximity?
Objects that are close together are seen as belonging to the same group
What is the law of common fate?
Elements that move together are perceived as part of a single object
Define the different parts of the ear
inner ear, middle ear, inner ear.
How is sound transduced into an action potential?
Stapes hits the oval window, those vibrations turn into waves in the water, it then brushes over some hairs in our cochlea
How do we percieve pitch?
Through temporal and place theory (working together)
What are the three ossicles in the ear?
Malious, incus, stapes
Where is the medial geniculate body?
In the thalamus
What does the medial geniculate body do?
picks up auditory signals and redirect them to the temporal lobe
What membrane is inside of the cochlea?
Basilar membrane
What is the process that happens in the basilar membrane?
has tiny hairs that vibrate, underneath this membrane the transduction happens then the information is picked up…
What are the 2 theories for how we perceive pitch?
Temporal Theory and Place Theory