Sunday, November 2, 2014

Perception Laws Psych


Jenna Mauriello
Olivia Williams


PERCEPTION LAWS


1. Closure -  objects grouped together are seen as a whole. 
    Example: 
    People can read words with missing letters and still complete the word mentally.

2. Continuity - Points that are connected by straight or curving lines are seen in a way that follows the smoothest path. Lines are seen together, instead of seeing separate lines. 
    Example: 
    
3. Similarity - Items that are similar tend to be grouped together. 
    Example: 
    Grouping players on a soccer team by the color uniform they are wearing. 
    

4. Proximity - Objects near each other tend to be grouped together. 
    Example: 
    Seeing the birds forming together to make a "V" shape, instead of viewing each bird one by one. 
     

5. Figure-ground Perception: the organization of the visual field into objects (the figures) that stand out from their surroundings (the ground).
    Example: 
    


6. Binocular Cues: depth cues that depend on the use of two eyes
    Convergence: a binocular cue for perceiving depth, the eyes converge inward when looking at an object. The closer the object, the greater the inward strain. 
    Example: 
    



** Monocular Cues: depth cues, such as interposition and linear perspective, available to either eye alone
7.  Interposition: If one object partially blocks our view of another, we perceive it is closer.
        Example:











 8. Relative Size: we assume the two objects are similar in size, we perceive the one that casts the smaller retinal image as farther away.
         Example: 










 9. Motion Perception: Process through which humans orient themselves of their own or others physical movements
      Example:







**Perceptual Constancies: Perceiving objects as unchangeable even as illumination and retinal images change
10. Size Constancy: perceiving objects as having a constant size, even while our distance from them varies.
     Example:










11. Brightness Constancy: Perceiving an object as having a constant lightness even while its illumination varies.
       Example:










12. Shape Constancy: Perceiving the form of familiar objects as constant even while our retinal images of them change.
       Example:










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