Perception Flashcards
The impression we make about the world around us based on the information processed from the senses
Perception
What approach do psychologists use to understand perception
Gestalt
What does gestalt mean
Whole
Closure, Figure-ground relationship, Proximity, Similarity, Common fate are the what
Rules of perceptual organization
The tendency for us to perceive whole figures even when there are gaps in what your senses may be telling you
Closure
The perception of figures against a background
Figure ground perception
Suggests that we process info that is close to one another and group those things together
Proximity
Principal that suggests we also organize things by similarity with each other
Principal of similarity
The idea that we like to perceive things as a smooth, continuous, pattern rather than things that are disrupted or don’t continue
Continuity
The principal of the idea that things that move together are headed the same way
The principal of Common fate
The illusion of movement that is not actually there due to the rapid progression of images or objects that are not moving at all
Stroboscopic motion
Allows us to look for depth and distance
Depth perception
What does depth perception rely on
Monocular cues
Binocular cues
Cue that involves art
Monocular cues
What falls under the category of binocular cues
Convergence and retinal disparity
