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Ch 3 Psy Review
Ch 3 Review Random Notes
Question | Answer |
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Just Noticable Differences (JND) | Smallest difference between 2 stimuli, detectable 50% of time, also known as difference threshold |
Absolute Threshold | Smallest amount of energy needed for a person to consciously detect a stimulus 50% of the time |
Brightness | Amplitude of wave, how high or low |
Color | Length of wave |
Saturation | Purity of color |
Sensory Conflict Theory | Motion sickness |
Figure Ground | BACKGROUNDS |
Proximity | Perceiving objects close to one another as part of the same group |
Similarity | Perceiving objects that look similar as being part of a group |
Closure | Incomplete, dashes/lines looking like circle |
Continuity | Seeing things in simple pattern rather than complex |
Contiguity | Perceive two things that happen close together in time as being related |
Linear Perspective | Two lines will merge together in distance |
Relative Size | Expecting an object when smaller to be further away |
Overlap | Object blocking another |
Aerial Perspective | Further away object is, it will be hazier (Fussy) |
Texture Gradient | For textured objects to get smaller with distance |
Motion Parallax | Closer objects move quicker than further objects move slower (think car ride) |
Accomodation | Eye lens changes shape or thickness in response to objects near or far away |
Convergence | Hold finger in front of nose bring closer and then farther away, what your eyes do is convergence |