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What is sensation?
  • what happens when sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor.
  • the sequence of processes by which we take the information received from our senses and organize and interpret it.
  • our ability to perceive constant object properties even when sensory information changes due to viewing conditions.
  • the ability to correctly perceive the brightness or color of objects even as lighting changes.
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What is perception?
  • the sequence of processes by which we take the information received from our senses and organize and interpret it.
  • the ability to perceive an object's size correctly despite changes in its retinal image due to viewing distance.
  • our ability to perceive constant object properties even when sensory information changes due to viewing conditions.
  • the ability to correctly perceive the brightness or color of objects even as lighting changes.
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What is perceptual constancy?
  • our ability to perceive constant object properties even when sensory information changes due to viewing conditions.
  • the ability to correctly perceive the brightness or color of objects even as lighting changes.
  • the ability to perceive an object's size correctly despite changes in its retinal image due to viewing distance.
  • that sometimes the conjunction of features is easier to identify than a single feature alone.
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What is brightness constancy?
  • the ability to correctly perceive the brightness or color of objects even as lighting changes.
  • that sometimes the conjunction of features is easier to identify than a single feature alone.
  • that the whole is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.
  • that basic features are processed in parallel, but combining features requires attention and serial processing.
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What is size constancy?
  • the ability to perceive an object's size correctly despite changes in its retinal image due to viewing distance.
  • that basic features are processed in parallel, but combining features requires attention and serial processing.
  • the difference between each eye's view of the stimulus.
  • the ability to perceive the distance of objects using various distance cues.
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What is shape constancy?
  • the correct perception of an object's shape despite changes in its shape on the retina.
  • the ability to perceive the distance of objects using various distance cues.
  • the ability to perceive an object's size correctly despite changes in its retinal image due to viewing distance.
  • the ability to correctly perceive the brightness or color of objects even as lighting changes.
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What is depth perception?
  • the ability to perceive the distance of objects using various distance cues.
  • the ability to correctly perceive the brightness or color of objects even as lighting changes.
  • the correct perception of an object's shape despite changes in its shape on the retina.
  • the ability to perceive an object's size correctly despite changes in its retinal image due to viewing distance.
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What are monocular cues?
  • depth cues that depend on what each eye sees individually.
  • the ability to perceive an object's size correctly despite changes in its retinal image due to viewing distance.
  • the difference between each eye's view of the stimulus.

  • when nearby objects move more than distant ones across your retina.
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What are examples of monocular cues?
  • lens adjustment, linear perspective, texture gradient, interposition, and relative height.
  • when nearby objects move more than distant ones across your retina.
  • the sequence of processes by which we take the information received from our senses and organize and interpret it.
  • what happens when sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor.
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What is binocular disparity?
  • the difference between each eye's view of the stimulus.
  • the sequence of processes by which we take the information received from our senses and organize and interpret it.
  • depth cues that depend on what each eye sees individually.
  • the ability to perceive the distance of objects using various distance cues.
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What is motion parallax?
  • when nearby objects move more than distant ones across your retina.
  • the ability to perceive the distance of objects using various distance cues.
  • how perceivers organize and interpret information, shaping modern perception research.
  • the whole is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.
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What is optic flow?
  • the change in the pattern of stimulation as you move toward or away from an object.
  • the whole is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.

  • when nearby objects move more than distant ones across your retina.
  • the ability to perceive the distance of objects using various distance cues.
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What is Feature Integration Theory?
  • proposed by Treisman & Gelade (1980), states that basic features are processed in parallel, but combining features requires attention and serial processing.
  • suggests that perception involves recognizing structure and patterns.
  • suggests that every feature has a saliency map processed in parallel, which guides attention.
  • when nearby objects move more than distant ones across your retina.
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What are the pros of Feature Integration Theory?
  • highlights the role of attention in binding pieces of information and explains pop-out effects in visual search.
  • oversimplifies complex stimuli processing and does not fully account for top-down influences on perception.
  • suggests that every feature has a saliency map processed in parallel, which guides attention.
  • suggests that perception involves recognizing structure and patterns.
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What are the cons of Feature Integration Theory?
  • oversimplifies complex stimuli processing and does not fully account for top-down influences on perception.
  • highlights the role of attention in binding pieces of information and explains pop-out effects in visual search.
  • suggests that perception involves recognizing structure and patterns.
  • suggests that every feature has a saliency map processed in parallel, which guides attention.
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What is Guided Search Theory?
  • proposed by Wolfe & Horowitz (2004), suggests that every feature has a saliency map processed in parallel, which guides attention.
  • suggests that every feature has a saliency map processed in parallel, which guides attention.
  • highlights the role of attention in binding pieces of information and explains pop-out effects in visual search.
  • suggests that perception involves recognizing structure and patterns.
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What does saliency mean in Guided Search Theory?
  • refers to the noticeability of a feature, which helps guide attention during visual search.
  • the ability to perceive the distance of objects using various distance cues.
  • the difference between each eye's view of the stimulus.
  • that sometimes the conjunction of features is easier to identify than a single feature alone.
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What is the Theory of Basic Gestalts?
  • proposed by Pomerantz & Portillo (2011), suggests that perception involves recognizing structure and patterns.
  • not always accurate, relies on previous knowledge, and can be influenced by rules that sometimes cause illusions.
  • highlights the role of attention in binding pieces of information and explains pop-out effects in visual search.
  • the ability to perceive the distance of objects using various distance cues.
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What does “Gestalt” mean?
  • that the whole is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.
  • the ability to perceive the distance of objects using various distance cues.
  • that sometimes the conjunction of features is easier to identify than a single feature alone.
  • the ability to perceive the distance of objects using various distance cues.
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What is the Configural Superiority Effect?
  • states that sometimes the conjunction of features is easier to identify than a single feature alone.
  • what happens when sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor.
  • emphasizes how perceivers organize and interpret information, shaping modern perception research.
  • not always accurate, relies on previous knowledge, and can be influenced by rules that sometimes cause illusions.
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What is an example of the Configural Superiority Effect?
  • a triangle with added arrows may be easier to distinguish than individual elements alone.
  • lens adjustment, linear perspective, texture gradient, interposition, and relative height.
  • the correct perception of an object's shape despite changes in its shape on the retina.
  • what happens when sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor.
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What are the key takeaways about perception?
  • not always accurate, relies on previous knowledge, and can be influenced by rules that sometimes cause illusions.
  • emphasizes how perceivers organize and interpret information, shaping modern perception research.
  • oversimplifies complex stimuli processing and does not fully account for top-down influences on perception.
  • states that basic features are processed in parallel, but combining features requires attention and serial processing.
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What is the influence of Gestalt psychology on perception research?
  • emphasizes how perceivers organize and interpret information, shaping modern perception research.
  • highlights the role of attention in binding pieces of information and explains pop-out effects in visual search.

  • states that sometimes the conjunction of features is easier to identify than a single feature alone.
  • Perception is not always accurate, relies on previous knowledge, and can be influenced by rules that sometimes cause illusions.

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