PSYC 2390 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Retina, Aerial Perspective, Parallax

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2390
• Professor: Lana Trick

Document Summary

Your perception of all objects is based on a two-dimensional image on your retina. Convergence and accommodation indicate when an object is close and are useful up to a distance of about arm"s length, with convergence being the more effective of the two. Monocular cues: monocular cues: work with only one eye; include accommodation, pictorial cues (depth information that can be depicted in a two-dimensional picture), and movement based cues, which are based on depth information created by movement. Pictorial cues: pictorial cues: sources of depth information that can be depicted in a picture. Occlusion: occurs when one object hides or partially hides another from view; does not provide information about an object"s absolute distance only the relative distance. Relative height: relative height: objects that are below the horizon and have their bases higher in the field of view are usually seen as being more distant.