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Vision & Perception

PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 4

TermDefinition
Vision information gathered from electromagnetic waves
Amplitude brightness
frequency hue/color
rods black, white, and shades of grey -do not detect fine detail -more sensitive to motion work better @ low light levels
Rods Cones Optic Nerve Retina
Cones fine detail -less sensitive to motion -need more light
Retinas -more cones/ fewer rods in the middle - more rods/fewer cones toward the edges
Gestalt Psychology -German psychologists -Taking away true meaning what it is to be a person -Used vision to put data behind a lot of arguments
Visual Processin Gestalt Psychology -Figure and ground -Background, lateral and foreground is limiting -sometimes so intent we can't ignore them
Retinal disparity slight difference between left and right eye to give you depth perception
Monocular Cues signs of depth we get with just one eye working
Relative Height things we see higher in the field on a flat board seem further away
Relative Size if one is smaller we perceive it as further away
monocular cues signs of depth we get with just one eye working
Relative motion going 70 MPH , what do you notice about street signs? They are moving super fast
Linear perspective based on learning , people who grow up with parallel lines and right angles
Light and shadow artists use these
Constancies 1.Size 2.Shape 3.Color
Created by: kyndal_d
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