PSYC 303 Study Guide - Final Guide: Jerry Fodor, Ciliary Muscle, Depth Perception

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 303
• Professor: Thomas Spalek

Document Summary

Absolute distance: actual distance of an object, estimating it involves egocentric localization. Knowing where our bodies are relative to other objects in environment. Is the pencil closer to the book or the coffee cup also on the desk: to judge this we need object-relative localizations. Estimates of distances btw objects in environment. Judgment of relative distance also involved in perception of whether an object is flat or solid spatial relationships btw parts of an object. How do we tell that objects are 3d from a 2d retinal image: revisit old perception models from ch1, direct perception. All the info needed to see 3d is present in the retinal image or in relationships among parts of the retinal image. Visual scene analyzed by the brain in terms of whole objects and surfaces rather than in terms of elementary stimulus attributes such as edges, colours, and specific locations that make up objects.