Set: Psychology Ch. 6: Perception

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selective attention focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus, as in the cocktail party effect
inattentional blindness failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere
visual capture tendency for vision to dominate the other senses
gestalt organized whole
figure-ground organization of the visual field into objects (the figures) that stand out from their surroundings (ground)
grouping perceptual tendency to organize stimuli into coherent groups
depth perception ability to see objects in three dimensions although the images that strike the retina are two-dimensional; allows us to judge distance
visual cliff laboratory device for testing depth perception in infants and young animals
binocular cues depth cues, such as retinal disparity and convergence, that depend on the use of two eyes
retinal disparity binocular cue for perceiving depth; by comparing images with two eyeballs, the brain computes distance- greater the disparity (difference) between the two images, the closer the object
convergence binocular cue for perceiving depth; the extent to which the eyes converge inward when looking at an object
monocular cues depth cues, such as interposition and linear perspective, available to either eye alone
phi phenomenon illusion of movement created when two or more adjacent lights blink on and off in a quick succession
perceptual constancy perceiving objects as unchanging (having consistent lightness, color, shape, and size) even as illumination and retinal images change
perceptual adaptation in vision, the ability to adjust to an artificially displaced or even inverted visual field
perceptual set mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another
extrasensory perception (ESP) controversial claim that perception can occur apart from sensory input (telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition)
telepathy mind-to-mind communication
clairvoyance perceiving remote events, like sensing that a friend's house is on fire
precognition perceiving future events

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  1. perceptual adaptation → in vision, the ability to adjust to an artificially displaced or even inverted visual field - 13 misses
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  3. inattentional blindness → failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere - 10 misses
  4. visual capture → tendency for vision to dominate the other senses - 9 misses
  5. selective attention → focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus, as in the cocktail party effect - 8 misses
  6. perceptual constancy → perceiving objects as unchanging (having consistent lightness, color, shape, and size) even as illumination and retinal images change - 7 misses
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