Illusions
5 Senses
Perception
Sensation
Principles
100

When there is a word that says a color and the font is a different color than written. People are expected to say the color of the font. For example the word green that has a blue font.

Stroop Effect.

100
What is the sense of body and movement

Proprioception

100

How stimulus is organized and interpreted

Perception

100

The neurological condition where neuro paths are close together and one sensation will trigger another. For example seeing color for sound or hearing sounds for shapes.

Synesthesia.

100

Who created the "Likelihood Principle" which says we are likely to perceive whatever is the most likely interpretation?

Herman Helmholz

200

Illusions that use light, color and patterns to create images that trick the brain.

Optical Illusions

200

Sense that allows us to perceive food.

Taste

200

Sensations gathered by the what is processed by the brain 

Eye
200

How you receive stimulus from the environment

Sensation

200

Principle that says the look and smell of food influences its taste.

Sensory interaction.

300

When two colors look like they are widely because of their lighting, but are actually the same shade what is happening?

Color Constancy

300

Sense that allows us to perceive our surroundings using the eye.

Sight

300

What allows us to judge distances?

Depth Perception

300

How do we see color?

Cones/rods in eye

300

The inability to truly explain how you perceive sensations is called?

The explanatory gap

400

Illusion where a room has uneven floors and ceilings to mess with your depth perception.

Ames room
400

Sense that allows us to perceive vibrations in the air.

Hearing

400

What is perceived to be longer when you mind focuses on it more?

Time

400

Sound waves that are closer together makes what?

Higher frequency

400

What is a monocular clue (perception that only takes one eye) that says that one object is closer because it is partially covering another object?

Interposition

500

An illusion where you look at a spiraling image for about a minute then look at a stagnant image and that image is perceived as warping. Usually the second image is a waterfall.

Waterfall Illusion

500

The hearing sense weakens with what?

Age.

500

Taking away the perception of sight can influence what function? Example: Closing eyes when on one foot.

Balance

500

What type of taste is seen to our brain as an energy source?

Sweet

500

What is the effect when there is a conflict between what is seen and what is perceived. Which can result in a completely different perception than what is there.

Mcgurk effect