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AP Psychology - perception Flashcards

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5442532772perceptionthe process of creating meaningful patterns from raw sensory information0
5442535522sensationthe experience of sensory stimulation1
5442561894after imagesense experience that occurs after a visual stimulus has been removed2
5442579380Depth perceptionability to perceive the world in three dimensions (3D) and the distance of an object.3
5442586299Aerial perspectiveobjects that are near seem crisper and clear and further away seem blurrier4
5442591977Interpositionwhen an object blocks another object, it appears closer5
5442593877Linear perspectivetwo parallel lines appear to come together in the distance6
5442596165Motion parallaxwe view objects that are closer to us as moving faster than objects that are further away from us.7
5442597984Relative sizethings closer will appear larger8
5442601597Relative heightWe perceive objects higher in our field of vision as farther away. Because we perceive the lower part of a figure-ground illustration as closer, we perceive it as a figure.9
5442605177Texture gradientA gradual change from a coarse, distinct texture to a fine, indistinct texture signals increasing distance.10
5442607123Light and shadowIf you're looking at something closer, it will reflect more light than an object farther away.11
5442613730monocular cuesvisual cues requiring the use of one eye12
5442618097binocular cuesvisual cues requiring the use of both eyes13
5442623438Retinal disparitythe way that your left eye and your right eye view slightly different images.14
5442627333Convergencesuggests how the lines of vision from each eye converge at different angles on objects at different differences.15
5442648675figure groundanimals that can camouflage is an example of destroying this.16
5443278527Gestalt theory of closure17
5443283685Gestalt theory of similarity18
5443290954Gestalt theory of continuity19
5443301730Gestalt theory of proximity20
5443766480telepethyknowledge of someone else's thoughts or feelings21
5443776930clairvoyanceawareness of an unknown object22
5443779761precognitionknowledge of future events23

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