PSY280H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Gestalt Psychology, Wilhelm Wundt, Stroboscope
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Inverse project problem particular image on retina can be created by different objects: info. from single view point of object = ambiguous. Cause stimulus on receptors to be ambiguous. But same image on retina can be create by infinite combine of those 3 features: ex. Straight on regular page = rectangular image on retina. Emulatable by slanted trapezoid/tilt rectangle that the resulting structure is as simple as possible. Ex. see 5 circles (a), not combination of 9 shapes (b) Objects can be hidden or blurred: hidden objects occur any time one object obscures part of another, frequent in the environment, but ppl can easily adapted. Understand part of object covered still exists: unfocused objects ppl easily recognizable, computer more difficult. Objects look different from different viewpoints: implication: images of objects continually changing, angel dependent, viewpoint invariance ability to recognize an object seen from different viewpoints. Easy for humans; for computer not as obvious.
