PSYB57H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Necker Cube, Gestalt Psychology
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Form perception is the process where see basic shape and size of an object. Object recognition is the process through which you identify which you identity what the object is. Or essential to apply knowledge to the world and it is crucial to learning. Gestalt psychologists notes that our perception of the visual world is organized in ways that the stimulus input is not. Organization must be contributed by the perceiver, the perceptual whole is often different from the sum of its parts. Necker cube where ppl perceive it in different ways. Many stimuli you encounter can be reinterpreted. Little effort is needed though for a smaller number of stimuli, which easily and naturally lend themselves to reinterpretation. These figures are called reversible or bistable because you can interpret them 2 ways. Drawing is neutral with regard to figure/ground organization, the determination of what is the figure (depicted object, displayed against a background) and what is the ground.
