Visual Perception Flashcards
What do ambiguous or reversible figures (such as the Necker cube) tell us about perception?
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Explain why we need object recognition
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Describe the Gestalt approach and the following concepts: figure/ground, similarity, proximity, good continuation, closure, and simplicity
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Explain how we know that two types of processing occur at the same time: perception of features and analysis of the object’s configuration
Perception of features occurs because you cannot identify an image of something without the presence of features. I.e. you cannot see a dog without 4 legs, fur and a tail
Analysis of object configuration is where a shift in perspective gives meaning to a total form. For example telling someone that the features make a face or a word gives meaning to previously unmeaningful features
Explain unconscious inference
Unconscious inference is where a person does numerous unconscious calculations about an object. For example something far away isn’t smaller.
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Explain unconscious inference
Unconscious inference is where a person does numerous unconscious calculations about an object. For example something far away isn’t smaller.
(Needs more work)
Explain how constancy can cause perceptual illusions to occur
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How do visual features contribute to object recognition
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Describe bottom-up and top-down processes
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What is the experimental technique used to study word recognition?
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How does word frequency affect recognition?
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How does recency of view affect recognition?
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Define the word superiority effect and describe the technique used to establish it
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Why are degrees of well-formedness important in recognition?
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Describe the layout of a feature net and explain how word recognition occurs
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