PSYCO367 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Retrosplenial Cortex, Parahippocampal Gyrus, Wayfinding
9 May 2016
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Focus on moving observers and how their movement creates perceptual information. Developed by gibson while studying perception of pilots during wwii. The study of the interactions of the moving observer and the environment to create perception and guide further actions in the environment: ex. perceptual information gained by the interaction of observer and the environment. The moving observer creates information in the environment. Optic flow: provides info on how fast we are moving and where we are headed. Useful in helping you judge your speed and direction. Faster speed of flow nearer to the observer and slower flow further from observer (ex. driving) Longer the line, the faster the flow: 2. Invariant information: environmental properties that remain constant while the observer is moving. Optic flow provides invariant info while the observer is moving: regardless of how fast or slow you move, gradient of flow occurs, foe is invariant and always there.
