Psyc Week 7 Study Guide Rated A+

Monocular depth cues {Ans: Relative height, relative size, relative motion, linear perspective, interposition}Motion Perception {Ans: Computes motion based partly on assumption that shrinking objects are retreating (not getting smaller) and enlarging objects are approaching, develops with age}Top down processing {Ans: information processing guided by higher-level mental processes, as when we construct perceptions drawing on our experience and expectations}stoboscopic movement {Ans: perceiving continuous movement in a rapid series of slightly varying images (flip books)}Relative Size {Ans: a monocular cue for perceiving depth; the smaller retinal image is farther away}Reversible Background distinction {Ans: See two images based on which background you focus on}Analytical seeing {Ans: seeing everything in parts}Common Fate {Ans: the tendency to perceive objects that are moving together as belonging together}Three types of grouping {Ans: 1. proximity 2. continuity 3. closure}size-distance relationship {Ans: Given an object's perceived distance and the size of its image on our retinas, we instantly and unconsciously infer the object's size}Shepard Auditory Barber Pole {Ans: Sound never goes out of range and keeps going up or down, illustrates the correspondence problem}What factor influences perception {Ans: environment context (size consistency)}Which to we exaggerate (width or