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Chapter 6
Unit 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Top-down processing | brain forms perceptions from past expeeriences |
| Bottom-up processing | brain forms perceptions without past experiences |
| Selective attention | ability of brain to focus upon 1 sensation among many |
| Inattentional blindness | when brain fails to perceive a sensation that it should've perceived |
| Change blindness | brain fails to perceive an alteration in an environment that they should've |
| Pop-out phenomenon | 1 sensation dominates others |
| cocktail party phenomenon | selective switching attention from 1 sensation to another because you hear a reference to you |
| Divided attention | Brains ability to focus upon multiple sensations simultaneously |
| Gestalt Perception | ONE; brain's tendency to focus on one sensation |
| Figure-ground | Pulling one sensation to the front others pushed to the back, but not being ignored |
| Simplicity | brain wants to perceive image quickly, simple image |
| Proximity/connectedness | objects that are close to each other, see 1 image |
| Similarity | perceive objects grouped together, similar looking as 1 |
| Continuity | road continues |
| Common fate | objects moving in same direction |
| Closure | complete sensation before sensation is completed |
| Depth Perception | accurately judge distance |
| Monocular cues | depth perception abilities that use 1 eye |
| Relative height/size | near=big |
| Linear perspective | near=farther apart |
| Relative clarity | near=clear |
| light & shadow | Near=bright |
| interposition | near=whole |
| relative motion | near=moving faster |
| motion parallax | near=slower |
| Retinal disparity | eye dominance, object moving |
| Convergence | pain in muscles that control eyes |
| Perceptual constancy | brains ability to navigate a physical environment without thinking/seeing |
| Precognition | accurately predicting the future consistantly |
| Telepathy | communicate with the dead |
| Telekinesis | move or manipulate objects with mind |
| Clairvoyance | brain accurately perceive images consistently from objects |