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Perception

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show The process through which people take raw sensations from the environment and interpret them, using knowledge, experience, and understanding of the world, so that the sensations becomes meaningful experiences.  
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show An approach to perception that focuses on how computations by the nervous system translate raw sensory stimulation into an experience of reality.  
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Constructivist Approach   show
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Ecological Approach   show
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show An area of research focusing on the relationship between the physical characteristics of environmental stimuli and the psychological experiences those stimuli produce.  
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show The minimum amount of stimulus energy that can be detected 50 percent of the time.  
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show Stimuli that are too weak or brief to be perceived.  
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Supraliminal Stimuli   show
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show The ability to detect a stimulus.  
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Response Criterion   show
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Signal-Detection Theory   show
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show The smallest detectable difference in stimulus energy.  
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show A law stating that the smallest detectable difference in stimulus energy is a constant fraction of the intensity of the stimulus.  
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Perceptual Organization   show
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show The ability to perceive distance.  
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Interposition   show
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show A depth cue whereby larger objects are perceived as closer than smaller ones.  
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Height in the Visual Field   show
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Linear Perspective   show
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Texture Gradient   show
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Motion Parallax   show
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Accommodation   show
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Convergence   show
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Binocular Disparity   show
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Looming   show
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Stroboscopic Motion   show
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show The perception of objects as constant in size, shape, color, and other properties despite changes in their retinal image.  
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show Aspects of recognition that are guided by higher-level cognitive processes and psychological factors such as expectations.  
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Bottom-Up Processing   show
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show Mental representations of what we know, and have come to expect, about the world.  
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Parallel Distributed Processing (PDP) model   show
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show The process of directing and focusing psychological resources to enhance perception, performance, and mental experience  
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