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Module 23 AP Psych
Module 23 AP Psych Unit 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gestalt | An organized while. Gestalt psychologists emphasize our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes |
| Figure-ground | The organization of the visual field into objects that stand out from their surroundings |
| Grouping | The perceptual tendency to organize stimuli into coherent groups |
| Proximity | We group nearby things together |
| Continuity | We perceive smooth, continuous patterns rather than discontinuous ones |
| Closure | We fill in gaps to create a complete, whole object |
| Depth perception | The ability to see objects in three dimensions although the images that strike the retina are two-dimensional |
| Visual cliff | A laboratory device for testing depth perception in infants and young animals |
| Binocular cue | A depth cue, such as retinal dispensary, that depends on the use of two eyes |
| Retinal disparity | A binocular cue for perceiving depth. By comparing retinal images from two eyes, the bran computes the difference |
| Monocular cues | A depth cue, such as interposition or linear perspective, available to either eye alone |
| Phi Phenomenon | An illusion of movement created when two or more adjustment lights blink on and off in quick succession |
| Perceptual constancy | perceiving objects as unchanging even as illumination and retinal images change |
| Color constancy | Perceiving familiar objects as having consistent color, even if changing illumination alters the wavelengths reflected by the object |
| Brightness constancy | We perceive an object as having constant brightness even as its illumination varies |
| Shape constancy | We perceive the form of familiar objects, as constant even while our retinas changing images of them |
| Size constancy | We perceive an object as having an unchanged size, even while our distance from it varies |
| Restored vision | when blind people trust their other senses with the responsibilities of their eyes, therefore have better senses than people who can see |
| Critical period | An optimal period when exposure to certain stimuli or experiences is required |
| Perceptual adaptation | The ability to adjust to changed sensory input, including an artificially displaced or even inverted visual field |
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