AP Psych: Perception

The analysis that begins with the sense of receptors and works its way up to the brain's integration portions
Raw interpretation

When we construct images and feelings based on mental conceptions and experiences
When we are told to perceive something

The minimum stimulation necessary to detect one particular stimulus 50% of the time

Theory predicting how and when we detect the presence that is almost unnoticeable

Below threshold

The minimum amount necessary between two stimuli required for detection 50% of the time

The principle that, to be perceived as different, two stimuli must differ by a constant percentage

Diminished sensitivity as a consequence of a constant stimulation

One sense may influence another

Mental predisposition to see something else before choosing to see another

Perceiving objects that are not really there

Object that we are trying to perceive

Everything else in our field of vision

Tending to group objects together in a organized fashion

4 types of Grouping

Grouping items that are nearby to each other together

Figures of similar shapes we group together

We perceive smooth continuous patterns instead of discontinuous ones

When linked together we perceive objects and stimuli as one individual unit

Ability to sense depth in an object

Experiment by Gidson and Walk is an example of

Objects that look farther away than other objects are considered to be more distant

3 Types of Binocular CUes

4 types of Monocular Cues

Keeping your vision on one specific point and watching it pass you by while moving; as the object appear to get closer it is moving faster and as an object moves farther away it moves slower

When two objects move together by help of two eyes to help create a 3D image

Perceiving images as unchanging so that all aspects of the picture remain the same