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chapter 6 objectives
AP Psychology
Question | Answer |
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Explain how illusions help us to understand some of the ways we organize stimuli into meaningful perceptions. | |
Describe Gestalt psychology’s contribution to our understanding of perception. | |
Explain the figure-ground relationship, and identify principles of perceptual grouping in form perception. | |
Explain the importance of depth perception – discuss the contribution of visual cliff research to our understanding of this ability | |
Describe two binocular cues for perceiving depth, and explain how they help the brain to compute distance. | |
Explain how monocular cues differ from binocular cues, and describe several monocular cues for perceiving depth. | |
Describe the shape and size constancies, and explain how our expectations about perceived size and distance contribute to some visual illusions. | |
Discuss lightness constancy and its similarity to color constancy. | |
Describe the contribution of restored-vision and sensory deprivation research in our understanding of the nature nurture interplay in our perceptions. | |
Define perceptual set, and explain how it influences what we do or do not perceive. | |
Explain why the same stimulus can evoke different perceptions in different contexts. | |
Identify the three most testable forms of ESP, and explain why most research psychologists remain skeptical of ESP claims |