Visual Perception

Question 1

Processing Visual Information

Answer 1

Stimulus energy –> Reception –> Transduction –> Transmission –> Organisations and interpretation

Question 2

Sensation

Answer 2

Process which our sensory receptors detect and respond to sensory information that stimulate them.

Question 3

Perception

Answer 3

Process which gives meaning to our sensory information

Question 4

Process of perception

Answer 4

Reception–>Transduction–>Transmission–> Interpretation

Question 5

Reception

Answer 5

Process of detecting and responding to all sensory information.

Question 6

Transduction

Answer 6

change the energy from the sensory information into neural impulses to the brain

Question 7

Transmission

Answer 7

sending sensory information as neural impulses to the area of the brain that is relevant to the info.

Question 8

Interpretation

Answer 8

the sensory information is given meaning, which we can understand.

Question 9

Depth Perception

Answer 9

ability to accurately estimate the distance of objects and to perceive the world in 3D

Question 10

Depth Cues

Answer 10

Monocular and Binocular, to judge how far away objects are spatially located

Question 11

Binocular

Answer 11

2 eyes, close objects, convergence and retinal disparity

Question 12

Monocular

Answer 12

1 eye, Accommodation and 5 pictorial cues

Question 13

Linear Perspective

Answer 13

convergence of parallel lines as they disappear into the distance.

Question 14

Interposition

Answer 14

partially covered object is seen as further away than the object that covers it.

Question 15

Texture Gradient

Answer 15

reduction of detail on a surface as it recedes into the distance.

Question 16

Relative Size

Answer 16

perceive objects with largest image as the closest and those with smallest retina image as further away.

Question 17

Height in the visual field

Answer 17

Location in relation to horizon: objects closer to the horizon are perceived as further away from us.

Question 18

Gestalt Principles

Answer 18

Ways which we organise the features of a visual scene, by grouping them to perceive as unified.

Question 19

Figure ground

Answer 19

dividing the scene into a ‘figure’ which stands out from the ‘ground.’

Question 20

Closure

Answer 20

fill up or ignore gaps in an image and perceive them as a whole

Question 21

Similarity

Answer 21

perceive parts that have similar features as belonging in a group/whole.

Question 22

Proximity

Answer 22

o perceive an image that are positioned close together as belonging together in a group.

Question 23

Conformity

Answer 23

to adjust one thought or behaviour in ways that are in agreement with those of a particular individual or group

Question 24

Factors Affecting Conformity:

Answer 24

Group Size, Unanimity, Culture, Shift in attention

Question 25

Perceptual set

Answer 25

readiness; to perceive something in accordance with what we expect it to be

Question 26

Context

Answer 26

the setting or environment which can influence a perception of visual stimuli.