PSYC 212 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Basilar Membrane, Hair Cell, Phon

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 212
• Professor: Mathieu Roy

Document Summary

Euclidean geometry: parallel lines remain parallel as they are extended in space. Objects maintain the same size and shape as they move around in space. Internal angles of a triangle always add up to 180 degrees: notice that images projected onto the retina are non-euclidean! A cue to relative depth order in which, for example, one object partially obstructs the view of another object: this gives information about the relative positions of objects. A comparison of size between items when knowing the absolute size of one of the items. In this case, we can infer the absolute distance because we know the exact size of one of the objects. If we know what size something ought to be, that knowledge can be a depth cue in its own: relative height. For objects touching the ground, those higher in the visual field appear to be farther away.