Week 10 - Perception Flashcards
The evidence that kittens raised to only see vertical stripes could not recognise horizontal stripes indicates
The brain will develop differently in different environments
Perceptual expectations based on experience influence
Top-down processing
The theory of _______ contends that the meaning of stimuli is often immediate and obvious, even to the untrained eye
Direct perception
Evidence suggests that in regards to top down processing and bottom up processing …
They occur simultaneously
The idea of figure ground refers to
Distinguishing the relevant object from the background sensation
According to birdermans recognition-by-components theory, incomplete figures are recognised quickly, as long as …
The relationships among geons remains clear
Motion parallax is a useful monocular depth cue because?
Near objects appear to move more rapidly than do more distant objects
The moon illusion is an example of
An incorrect unconscious inference based in depth cues
When you see a partially open door, you know that the door is rectangular, even though the image is being detected by your retina as a trapezoid. This is an example of the perceptual principle called …
Shape constancy
Perceptual interpretation allows an observer to
Generate meaning from sensory experience
