Perception Key Terms 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyPerceptionGCSEAQA Created by: Jc1415Created on: 25-01-22 15:51 Depth Cue A feature of an image which indicates distances 1 of 22 Nurture The idea that our characteristics and behavior are influenced by our environment 2 of 22 Visual Illusion A visual perception which is wrong or misinterprets what is actually there 3 of 22 Relative Size How large an object appears in an image 4 of 22 Percecption How we interpret or make sense of the information we receive 5 of 22 Retinal Disparity A form of depth perception which compares the image from two eyes, side by side 6 of 22 Motion Parallax The way that the visual field changes with movement, with close objects seeming to move more than objects further away 7 of 22 Monocular Depth Cue A way of detecting depth or distance which will work with just one eye 8 of 22 Ambiguity Having more than one possible meaning or interpretation 9 of 22 Nature The idea that our characteristics and behavior are inherited 10 of 22 Perceptual Set A state of readiness to perceive certain kinds of stimuli rather than others 11 of 22 Fiction The perception of an object that is not present in the stimulius 12 of 22 Sensation The information we receive through our senses 13 of 22 Convergence A form of depth perception which uses how eye muscles focus on images 14 of 22 Binocular Depth Cue A way of detecting depth r distance which requires two eyes in order to work 15 of 22 Size Consistancy The way we keep our original perception of the size of an object, even when the information received by the eyes changes 16 of 22 Motivation The drives and needs that cause a person to act in particular way 17 of 22 Height in plane How high the object appears in the image 18 of 22 Constructivist Theory The idea that our perception is built up from our prior knowledge and experience 19 of 22 Occlusion When one object seems to cover part of another object 20 of 22 Misinterpreted Depth Cue When a depth cue is used inappropriatley 21 of 22 Linear Perspective When straight lines are angled so that they would come together at a point on the horizon 22 of 22
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