Very Easy
What is the process by which our five senses gather information and send it to the brain?
Sensation
What type of processing builds perceptions from sensory input?
Bottom-up processing
Which Gestalt principle explains why we see incomplete figures as complete?
Closure
Which Gestalt principle helps us see continuous patterns rather than disjointed parts?
Continuity
What is the process of interpreting and organizing sensory information?
Perception
What type of processing uses experiences, knowledge, and expectations to interpret sensations?
When parallel lines appear to converge in the distance, which monocular cue is being used?
Linear perspective
What monocular cue explains why nearby objects appear more detailed than distant ones?
Texture gradient
Which sense detects smells?
The sense of smell (olfactory sense)
Which Gestalt principle says that we see objects close together as belonging together?
Proximity
When one object blocks another, we perceive the blocked object as farther away. What is this cue called?
Interposition
How does perceptual constancy demonstrate that perception is psychological rather than purely physical?
Because our brain maintains stable interpretations (size, shape, brightness) despite changing sensory input
True or False
Sensation and perception mean the same thing.
False
In the figure-ground principle, what does “figure” refer to?
The object or person that is the focus of the visual field
What depth cue relies on the slightly different views from each eye?
Binocular (retinal) disparity
Which type of depth cue requires both eyes to work together?
Binocular depth cue
What type of process is sensation physical or psychological?
Physical Process
What is the ability to see in three dimensions and judge distance called?
Depth perception
What do we call our brain’s ability to perceive objects as the same size even when they move farther away?
Size constancy
Explain the main difference between bottom-up and top-down processing using a real-life example.
Bottom-up builds perception from new data , while top-down uses prior knowledge.