LING 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 37: Retina
13 May 2017
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The sensory input can be identical, but the interpretation of that input can differ based on ones knowledge and expectations (wants to make it meaningful) The sensory input can be identical, but the interpretation of that input can differ based on how one organizes the input. Involves segmenting visual input into objects and backgrounds. People use several rules (gestalt principles) to group visual information into objects. A figure cannot be simultaneously be part of the ground. Elements that are close to one another tend to be grouped together: closure. Viewers tend to supply missing elements to close or complete a familiar figure: similarity. Elements that are similar tend to be grouped together: simplicity. Viewers tend to organize elements in the simplest way possible: continuity. Viewers tend to see elements in ways that produce smooth continuation. Perceiving what your eyes can"t tell you. The image projected on your retina is 2-dimensional, but perception is 3-dimensional.
