Unit 3 (Visual Perception) - Depth Cues

Question 1

Depth-Perception

Answer 1

Image captured by our retinas is two-dimensional -> the ability to see three-dimensional comes from our cortex

Question 2

Binocular Depth Cues

Answer 2

Depth cues that rely on information from both eyes -

Question 3

Retinal Disparity

Answer 3

A binocular depth cue where cortex uses the disparity in retinal images from left & right eye to assist in perception of depth

Question 4

Monocular Depth Cues

Answer 4

Depth cues using information from only one eye

Question 5

Accommodation

Answer 5

Monocular depth cue where information about distance from an object is gathered from tension on the cilary muscle, which changesto allow lens to change shape

Question 10

Interposition

Answer 10

When one object obscures the vision of another object, the obscured object is further away

Question 11

Texture Gradient

Answer 11

Objects that are closer to the observer are perceived in greater detail than those that are far away