Topic 2.1: Perception

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Definition: a mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another.

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perceptual set

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Definition: an illusion of movement created when two or more adjacent lights blink on and off in quick succession.

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phi phenomenon

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Definition: perceiving familiar objects as having consistent color, even if changing illumination alters the wavelengths reflected by the object.

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color constancy

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Definition: a laboratory device for testing depth perception in infants and young animals.

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visual cliff

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Definition: the ability to adjust to changed sensory input, including an artificially displaced or even inverted visual field.

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perceptual adaptation

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Definition: a cue to nearby objects' distance, enabled by the brain combining retinal images.

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convergence

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Definition: an organized whole. Gestalt psychologists emphasized our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes.

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gestalt

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Definition: The illusory movement of a still spot of light in a dark room.

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autokinetic effect

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Definition: A depth cue, such as interposition or linear perspective, available to either eye alone.

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monocular cue

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Definition: a depth cue, such as retinal disparity, that depends on the use of two eyes.

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binocular cue