Perception and Depth Cues

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Depth perception

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The ability to view the world in three dimensions and to perceive distance.

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Top-down processing

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Perception that is guided by higher-level knowledge, experience, expectations, and motivations.

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Bottom-up processing

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Perception that consists of the progression of recognizing and processing information from individual components of a stimuli and moving to the perception of the whole.

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Schemas

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Frameworks for thinking.

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Perceptual sets

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A temporary readiness to perceive certain objects or events rather than others.

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Closure principle

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The brain fills in missing information to perceive a complete object.

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Figure and ground principle

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We distinguish an object (figure) from its background (ground).

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Similarity principle

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We group similar objects together based on characteristics like shape or color.

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Cocktail party effect

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People attend to mentions of their name or specific topics in loud or distracting environments.

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Change blindness

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Changes to the environment are not perceived due to inattention.