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AP Psych
Ch 6 notes
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Psychology
12th Grade
01/14/2008

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Term
selective attention
Definition
at any given moment we focus our awareness on only a limited amount of what we are capable of
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visual capture
Definition
when there is a conflict between our vision and other sensations, vision usually dominates
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gestalt
Definition
and organic whole-emphasizing our tendency to integrate pieces of info into a meaningful whole
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Retinal Disparity
Definition
the slightly different images received by our retinas because they are 2 and a half inches apart
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binocular cues
Definition
depth cues that depend on the use of two eyes
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monocular cues
Definition
depth cues available to either eye alone
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Perceptual Set
Definition
mental predisposition that influences what we perceive- we often perceive what we expect to perceive
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