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AP Psychology - perception Flashcards

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5592417830perceptionthe process of creating meaningful patterns from raw sensory information0
5592417831sensationthe experience of sensory stimulation1
5592417832after imagesense experience that occurs after a visual stimulus has been removed2
5592417833Depth perceptionability to perceive the world in three dimensions (3D) and the distance of an object.3
5592417834Aerial perspectiveobjects that are near seem crisper and clear and further away seem blurrier4
5592417835Interpositionwhen an object blocks another object, it appears closer5
5592417836Linear perspectivetwo parallel lines appear to come together in the distance6
5592417837Motion parallaxwe view objects that are closer to us as moving faster than objects that are further away from us.7
5592417838Relative sizethings closer will appear larger8
5592417839Relative 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
5592417840Texture gradientA gradual change from a coarse, distinct texture to a fine, indistinct texture signals increasing distance.10
5592417841Light and shadowIf you're looking at something closer, it will reflect more light than an object farther away.11
5592417842monocular cuesvisual cues requiring the use of one eye12
5592417843binocular cuesvisual cues requiring the use of both eyes13
5592417844Retinal disparitythe way that your left eye and your right eye view slightly different images.14
5592417845Convergencesuggests how the lines of vision from each eye converge at different angles on objects at different differences.15
5592417846figure groundanimals that can camouflage is an example of destroying this.16
5592417847Gestalt theory of closure17
5592417848Gestalt theory of similarity18
5592417849Gestalt theory of continuity19
5592417850Gestalt theory of proximity20
5592417851telepathyknowledge of someone else's thoughts or feelings21
5592417852clairvoyanceawareness of an unknown object22
5592417853precognitionknowledge of future events23

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