PS262 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Retina, Receptive Field
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Inverse projection problem: the idea that a particular image on the retina could have been caused by an infinite number of different objects. Thus, the retinal image does not unambiguously specify a stimulus. Viewpoint invariance: objects that have properties that don"t change when viewed from different angles. Apparent movement: an illusion of movement that occurs between 2 objects separated in space when the objects are flashed rapidly on and off, one after another, separated by a brief time interval. Illusory contours: contour that is perceived even though it is not present in the physical stimulus. Gestalt psychologists: an approach to psychology that focuses on developing principles of perceptual organization, proposing that the whole differs from the sum of its parts . Perceptual organization: the process by which small elements become perceptually grouped into larger objects. Laws of perceptual organization: series of rules proposed by the gestalt psychologists that specify how we organize small parts into wholes.
