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Which of the following best describes the Phi Phenomenon?

  • The illusion of motion created by rapidly projecting slightly changing images.
  • The understanding that an object's shape remains the same even when viewed from different angles.
  • The illusion of motion created by turning fixed lights on and off in a sequence. (correct)
  • The perception of an object's size remaining constant despite changes in distance.

Perceptual constancy refers to:

  • The tendency to perceive stimuli that are close together as belonging to the same group.
  • The ability to perceive the world as unchanging even though our sensory input is constantly changing. (correct)
  • The process of organizing and interpreting sensory information.
  • The tendency to perceive stimuli in a way that is consistent with our expectations.

Which of the following is NOT an example of perceptual constancy?

  • Seeing the color of a shirt as the same even under different lighting conditions.
  • Seeing a car as the same size even when it is driving away.
  • Seeing a door as a rectangle even when it is open.
  • Recognizing a friend's voice even in a noisy environment. (correct)

What is the main function of perceptual set?

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Which of the following is an example of contextual influence on perception?

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What is the purpose of illusions in the study of perception?

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In the Müller-Lyer illusion, why do people often perceive segment AB to be shorter than BC?

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What is the primary difference between the Phi Phenomenon and Stroboscopic Motion?

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What does retinal disparity refer to in terms of depth perception?

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Which binocular depth cue is associated with the tension in eye muscles when focusing on close objects?

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Which of the following refers to the method of determining depth by observing that distant objects appear higher in your field of vision?

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How does relative motion assist in depth perception?

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Which cue involves determining depth by considering overlapping objects?

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Which monocular depth cue indicates that nearby objects have a more detailed texture than distant ones?

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What is the concept of linear perspective in depth perception?

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What is the main focus of Gestalt psychology?

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Which of the following statements about monocular depth cues is incorrect?

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In figure-ground relationships, what is the 'figure'?

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Which principle of grouping describes the tendency to perceive continuity in moving objects?

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What does the principle of similarity suggest regarding perception?

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What does the visual cliff experiment primarily test in infants?

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Which grouping principle involves completing incomplete shapes or patterns?

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What ability does depth perception allow individuals to possess?

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How does the principle of proximity influence perception?

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What is the main function of sensation?

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Which process involves analyzing raw stimuli from sensory systems?

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What does the absolute threshold refer to?

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Which example best illustrates the concept of the difference threshold?

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How would you describe top-down processing?

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What is an example of an absolute threshold in daily life?

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Which sensory quality is associated with the concept of sensory thresholds?

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Which statement is false regarding sensation and perception?

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What is the difference threshold?

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Which of the following best describes sensory adaptation?

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How does selective attention benefit individuals in a noisy environment?

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What happens to your perception of cold water after being submerged for a while?

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What effect does stress have on attention?

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Which of the following examples illustrates selective attention?

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The Necker cube is primarily used to illustrate what concept?

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What is one practical example of selective attention in everyday life?

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Flashcards

Figure-Ground Relationship

The tendency to organize stimuli into objects (the figures) that stand out from their surrounding (the ground)

Grouping - Similarity

The tendency to place items that look similar into a group

Grouping - Proximity

The tendency to place objects that are physically close to each other in a group

Grouping - Closure

The tendency to look at the whole by filling in gaps in a perceptual field

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Grouping - Continuity

The tendency to perceive that movement of an object continues once it appears to move in a particular direction

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Depth Perception

The ability to see in three dimensions and judge distances

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Visual Cliff

A laboratory device for testing depth perception in infants and young animals

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Change Blindness

The phenomenon of failing to notice changes in a visual scene.

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Difference Threshold

The smallest detectable change in a stimulus that a person can perceive.

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Sensory Adaptation

The filtering out of unchanging aspects of our environment.

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Selective Attention

Focusing conscious awareness on a particular stimulus to the exclusion of others.

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Perception

The process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting sensory information to recognize meaningful objects and events.

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Organizational Principles

Principles that help us organize sensory information into meaningful patterns

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Selective Attention to Objects

The way our perception of an object can change depending on what aspect we are paying attention to.

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Stress and Attention

Stress can limit your ability to focus on other stimuli.

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Examples of Selective Attention Problems

Examples of how selective attention can be disrupted.

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Sensation

The process by which sensory systems (eyes, ears, and other sensory organs) and the nervous system receive stimuli from our environment.

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Bottom-Up Processing

Information processing that analyzes the raw stimuli entering through the many sensory systems. It's like starting from the bottom, building up understanding.

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Absolute Threshold

The minimum amount of stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus.

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Just Noticeable Difference (JND)

It refers to the minimum amount of change in a stimulus that can be detected 50% of the time.

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Top-Down Processing

A way of processing information that uses existing knowledge, experiences, and expectations to interpret sensory data.

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Binocular Depth Cue

A depth cue that utilizes both eyes.

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Retinal Disparity

An important binocular cue that relies on comparing the slightly different images received by each eye.

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Convergence

A binocular depth cue that occurs due to the inward turning of the eyes as we focus on an object. The closer the object, the more inward the eyes need to turn.

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Monocular Depth Cue

A depth cue that only requires one eye.

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Relative Size

A monocular depth cue where we use the perceived size of a familiar object to determine its distance.

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Relative Motion

A monocular depth cue where objects further away appear to move in the same direction as the observer, while objects closer to the observer appear to move in the opposite direction.

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Interposition

A monocular depth cue where a closer object partially blocks a more distant object.

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Stroboscopic Motion

The illusion of motion created by rapidly projecting slightly changing images. It is the principle used in motion pictures.

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Phi Phenomenon

The illusion of motion created by turning fixed lights on and off in a sequence.

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Perceptual Constancy

The ability to perceive an object's size, shape, and lightness consistently even as the image on the retina changes. It reflects our understanding that objects generally remain the same.

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Size Constancy

The understanding that an object's size remains constant even when its distance from us changes. It explains why a car appears smaller as it drives away but we know it hasn't shrunk.

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Shape Constancy

The understanding that an object's shape remains the same even when the angle of view changes. It's why a door still looks like a rectangle even when we see it at an angle.

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Lightness Constancy

The ability to see an object as having a consistent level of lightness regardless of how the lighting conditions change. It explains why a white shirt still looks white under different light sources.

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Perceptual Set

A mental predisposition to perceive something in a specific way, influenced by prior knowledge or expectations. It's a form of top-down processing where our minds guide our interpretations.

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Context

The environment or context in which we interpret sensory stimuli. It influences how we perceive the world around us.

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Study Notes

Sensation and Perception

  • Sensation is the process where sensory systems (eyes, ears, and others) and the nervous system receive stimuli from the environment.
  • Bottom-up processing: Analyzing raw sensory stimuli.
  • Perception is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information.
  • Top-down processing: Using prior knowledge and experiences to interpret stimuli.

Thresholds

  • A threshold is a boundary or edge.
  • Absolute threshold: The minimum amount of stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus.
  • Example: The faintest star visible in the night sky represents the absolute threshold for vision.
  • Difference threshold (jnd): The minimum difference needed to detect that two stimuli are different.
  • Example: How much louder does the music have to get before you notice it?

Sensory Adaptation

  • Sensory adaptation is when we filter out unchanging aspects of our environment, so that we are not constantly responding.
  • When stimulation is constant and unchanging, we eventually fail to respond.
  • Example: Diving into a cold pool, we eventually stop feeling the cold.

Selective Attention

  • Selective attention focuses our conscious awareness on a particular stimulus while excluding others.
  • This allows us to function in a busy, noisy world by filtering out distractions.

Perception

  • Perception involves selecting, organizing, and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize objects and events.
  • Top-down processing is influenced by schemas, organized concepts or mental frameworks that help interpret sensory input.

Gestalt Principles

  • Gestalt principles emphasize the "whole" or organized patterns instead of individual parts. Breaking an experience down into individual parts can lose valuable information.
    • Gestalt principles often help us perceive objects rather than individual pieces.

Organizational Principles: Figure-Ground Relationships

  • Figure-ground organization: Stimuli organized into figures (objects that stand out) and the surrounding/background (ground).
  • Figure is the object that stands out and draws our attention; ground is the background.

Organizational Principles: Grouping Principles

  • Several principles guide grouping:
    • Similarity: Grouping similar objects together.
    • Proximity: Grouping objects that are physically close together.
    • Closure: Filling in gaps in a perceptual field to perceive a whole object.
    • Continuity: Perceiving objects as continuing patterns.

Depth Perception

  • Depth perception involves seeing in three dimensions and judging distances.
  • Visual cliff: A laboratory device used to test depth perception in infants and animals.

Binocular Depth Cues

  • Binocular depth cues use both eyes to perceive depth.
  • Retinal disparity: A binocular cue based on the slightly different images produced by the separation of the retinas in the left and right eye. Useful for close-up objects.
  • Convergence: A binocular cue related to the tension in eye muscles when eyes track inward to focus on close objects.

Monocular Depth Cues

  • These cues only need one eye to perceive depth.
  • Relative size: Judging depth based on the perceived size of familiar objects.
  • Relative motion (motion parallax): Judging depth by observing how objects move in relation to our movement.
  • Interposition: Determining depth by observing that closer objects partially obstruct more distant objects.
  • Relative height: Distant objects appear higher in our field of vision than closer objects.
  • Texture gradient: Distant objects have a smoother texture than nearby objects.
  • Relative clarity: Distant objects appear less clear than nearby objects.
  • Linear perspective: Parallel lines converge in the distance.

Motion Perception

  • Stroboscopic motion: The illusion of motion created by presenting a series of slightly changing images in quick succession, as seen in motion pictures.
  • Phi phenomenon: The illusion of motion produced by turning fixed lights on and off in a sequence.

Perceptual Constancy

  • Perceptual constancy: The tendency to perceive objects as unchanging despite changes in the retinal image.
  • Size constancy: Perceiving an object's size as constant, even when its retinal image changes due to distance changes.
  • Shape constancy: Perceiving an object's shape as constant, even when its angle of view changes.
  • Lightness constancy: Perceiving an object's lightness as constant, even under different lighting conditions.

Perceptual Set

  • Perceptual set: A mental predisposition that influences how we perceive something in one way or another.
  • Top-down processing: Interpretation influenced by schemas (mental frameworks).

Illusions

  • Illusions: Misinterpreting sensory stimuli.
  • Illusions are often helpful in understanding how perception normally works.
  • Examples: Müller-Lyer illusion, Ames room illusion.

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Test your knowledge on the processes of sensation and perception, including various thresholds and sensory adaptation. Understand the concepts of bottom-up and top-down processing in interpreting stimuli from the environment. This quiz covers essential psychological principles related to sensory experiences.

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