PSY 2012 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Neural Adaptation, Binocular Disparity, Temporal Lobe
8 Dec 2015
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Module 4 notes: perception- the process by which people interpret, select, and organize sensations, parallel processing. Bottom up processing- current stimulation that is influenced by what we perceive. Top down processing- when a person"s background knowledge influences what is perceived. Formed when our expectations influence our perceptions. Type of top down processing: perceptual organization. Gestalt psychology- the whole is different from the sum of its parts. Principles of perception: proximity, similarity, continuity, closure, provide a road map of how we make sense of the perceptual world, depth and dimension. Humans learn about depth when we learn to crawl. Monocular depth cues- distance cues that enable the perception of depth with one eye. Linear perspective- outlines converge as distance increases. Multiple cooperating cues: interposition- one object that is closer blocks the view of another object behind it, texture gradient- texture of objects becomes less apparent as the object is further away.
