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depth perception

TermDefinition
Figure- Ground The thought that when we look at a scene we separate objects so that some of the focus or figure and others of the background.
Similarity The notion that we place objects with similar characteristics in a group these characteristics can include color/ size/ font/ shape/ texture and more
Proximity The belief that we group together objects that are close to each other
Closure The idea that our minds close objects that are not necessarily together or complete in order to create a whole
Continuity The theory that we continue to follow objects that are visually aligned until they are interrupted.
Order The belief that symmetry and alignment are attractive and essential elements of design.
Perceptual organization The way in which we organize and interpret sights (sound/taste/ect) so that they become meaningful to us
Depth perception The ability to see objects in 3 dimensions, although the images that strike our retinas are two-dimensional this allows us to judge
Physical distortions Distortions of scale Based on manipulation of monocular cues for depth perception
Physiological illusions Visual system gets overstimulated/ Excitement of fatigue of photoreceptors/ Fatigue or stimulation of feature detectors in visual cortex
Cognitive Mismatch between what you perceive and what you sense/ Top-down processing/ Perceptual set/ Context cues/ Manipulation of a gestalt principle
Monocular cues It's a depth cue, such as interposition or linear perspective, available to either eye alone. Helps when we have to judge a distance.
Binocular cues Its visual information that's taken by two eyes enables us to have a sense of depth perception.
Phi Phenomenon An illusion of movement created when two or more adjacent lights link on and off in quick successions.
Shape constancy This door looks to be different shapes, but we understand it is the same one, just examined from different angles.
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