lecture 1 Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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five functions of the human cognitive system
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- perception
- attention
- learning and memory
- thinking and reasoning: category formation
- language processes
2
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necker cube illusion
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our brain must decide between 2d or 3d but not both simultaneously
3
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ebbinghaus illusion
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relative size perception
4
Q
zollner illusion
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the brain exxageretes angles
5
Q
kanizsa triangles
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Gestalt psychologists use the Kanizsa Triangle to describe the law of closure, which claims that objects grouped together are seen as a whole. This means that we perceive objects as being whole even when they are incomplete.
6
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mc gurk effect
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- Audio signal: “pa”
- Video signal: articulatory movements for “fa”
- Listening while watching: “fa”
- Listening with eyes shut: “pa”
