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Perception
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gestalt | The whole is greater than the sum. |
| figure-ground | The organization of the visual field into figures that stand out from their surroundings. |
| grouping | Perceptual tendency to organize stimuli into understandable units. |
| depth perception | The ability to see in three dimensions and to judge distance. |
| visual cliff | A laboratory device for testing depth perception in infants and young animals. |
| binocular cues | Depth cues that require the use of both eyes. |
| monocular cues | Depth cues that require the use of only one eye. |
| retinal disparity | A binocular depth cue resulting from slightly different images produced by the retina of the left eye and the retina of the right eye. |
| convergence | A binocular depth cue related to the tension in the eye muscles when the eyes track inward to focus on objects close to the viewer. |
| perceptual constancy | Perceiving the size, shape, and lightness of an object as unchanging even as the image of the object on the retina of the eye changes. |
| perceptual set | A mental predisposition to perceive something one way and not another. |
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