perception basics
This is the process of using prior knowledge to gather and interpret sensory stimuli.
What is perception?
The information about the world registered by our sensory receptors is called this.
What is the proximal stimulus?
This theory assumes we recognize objects by comparing them to stored patterns in memory.
What is the template approach?
This type of processing involves using context, prior knowledge, and expectations to interpret sensory input.
What is top-down processing?
This approach emphasizes perceiving objects from the viewer’s perspective, especially from unusual angles.
What is the viewer-centered approach?
This refers to identifying a complex arrangement of sensory stimuli and perceiving it as separate from its background.
What is object/pattern recognition?
A dust ball in the corner would be an example of this type of stimulus.
What is a distal stimulus?
This theory states we recognize objects by identifying their basic components or features.
What is feature-analysis theory?
Recognizing a letter more quickly when it is part of a word rather than alone illustrates this effect.
What is the word superiority effect?
This type of recognition is considered holistic and focuses on seeing faces as a whole rather than individual features.
What is gestalt face perception?
The actual object in the environment, as opposed to the image registered on sensory receptors, is called this.
What is the distal stimulus?
This part of the visual system is responsible for capturing the proximal stimulus.
What is the retina?
According to this theory, we perceive objects as arrangements of 3-D shapes called geons.
What is recognition-by-components theory?
Listeners often perceive speech sounds correctly even when pronunciation varies because they rely on this type of processing.
What is top-down processing?
People with schizophrenia often show deficits in this type of visual recognition.
The representation of an object on your retina is known as this.
What is the proximal stimulus?
A 3-D cylinder used to build a complex object would be called this.
What is a geon