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| although identical, the perceived lightness of interior rectangle differs depending on surroundings. (gray boxes) |
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| perceptual constancy--shape constancy |
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| regardless of movement, shape is still the same (open/closed door) |
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| perceptual constancy--color constancy |
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| color looks different in different lights, but is the same |
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| perceptual constancy--size constancy |
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| objects/people far away are still same size, although look smaller |
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| we perceive smooth, continuous patterns, not discontinuous ones |
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| if figure has gaps, we complete it...necker cube |
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| if similar, we group together |
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| near each other, we group together |
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| extent to which eyes converge inward when looking at an object |
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| refers to the somewhat different images our two eyes receive of same object |
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| we perceive a gradual but continuous change from a coarser, more distinct, to be finer less distinct textural element as indicating increased distance |
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| mono--linear perspective/distance |
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| we perceive convergence of what we know to be parallel lines as indicating increased distance |
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| when one object is partially covered by another, we perceive it as farther away |
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| if we assume two objects are similar size, we perceive the one that has smaller image is farther away |
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can be influenced by context and culture (old/young woman)
young see young woman
old see old woman |
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| process by which stimulus energies are detected and encoded |
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| processes used to arrive at a meaningful interpretation of sensations/organization of sensations |
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messages presented below the absolute threshold for answers
-can influence, but never control behavior |
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| diminished sensitivity to a prolonged unchanged stimulus (violence on tv) |
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photoreceptor cells
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color sensitive
concentrated around fovea (central focus on retina) |
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photoreceptor cells
--rods |
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| color blind in peripheral |
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| vision dominates other senses |
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