Gestalt Principals
This principle groups objects that look alike—same color, shape, or size.
What is similarity
This is the stimulation of a sensory receptor—taking in information.
What is sensation
These three tiny bones are found in the middle ear.
What is the malleus/hammer, incus/anvil, and stapes/stirrup
This clear outer layer protects the eye and bends light to provide focus.
What is the cornea?
This cue says objects that block others appear closer.
What is interposition (overlap)
This principle says we fill in missing information to create a whole image.
What is closure
This is the interpretation of sensory information—making meaning.
What is perception
This snail-shaped structure is where transduction occurs in the ear.
What is the cochlea
This colored muscle controls the size of the pupil based on light intensity.
What is the Iris
Parallel lines appear to meet in the distance due to this cue.
This principle groups objects that are physically close together.
What is law of proximity
This type of processing starts with sensory receptors and builds up to the brain.
What is bottom up processing
These receptor cells inside the cochlea convert sound vibrations into neural signals.
What are hair cells
This part of the eye focuses incoming light onto the retina.
What is the lens
This cue explains that the smaller of two similar objects appears farther away.
What is relative size
This principle states that we perceive smooth, continuous lines rather than broken ones.
What is continuity
This threshold is the smallest amount of a stimulus you can detect 50% of the time.
What is absolute threshold
A low frequency and low amplitude would create:
Low deep pitch and low volume
This wave property determines the brightness or intensity of light.
What is amplitude
This cue says faraway objects look blurry or hazy.
What is atmospheric/ariel perspective
This principle explains why blinking lights or frames appear to be moving.
What is apparent motion
This occurs when you’re so focused on one thing that you fail to notice a change.
What is change blindness
This part of the ear sends sound waves to the tympanic membrane (eardrum)
What is the auditory canal
This process occurs in the retina when rods and cones convert light energy into neural impulses.
What is transduction
This cue states that distant objects appear higher in our visual field.
What is relative height