1101G
Class Psychology 7
Quick review
What is sensory adaptation?
Quick review
Change in threshold of
activation/sensitivity of receptors in a
sense organ
Ch4. Sensation and Perception
Little more about sensation
Proprioception Sensation of about how
our limbs are oriented in space.
What is perception?
Perception---The interpretation of
sensation by the brain.
Face perception/recognition area
Gestalt principles of perceptual organization
Proximity principle:Items that are close
together in time and/or space are perceived as a
whole.
Gestalt principles of perceptual organization
Similarity principle: Similar items tend to
be grouped together.
Gestalt of principles perceptual organization
Continuity principle: Items that are
continuous in space and or/time are
perceived as a Gestalt.
Phi phenomenon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xktoZIIPNDs
Gestalt principles of perceptual organization
Closure principle : Items tend to perceived
as enclosed when possible.
Gestalt principles of perceptual organization
Figure and ground: Ambiguous figures are
made up of figure (foreground) and ground
(background).
Parts of the figure are perceived as figure and
ground alternately.
Ambiguous figure
Ambiguous figure
Essay question #5
Explain, with examples, the principles of
perceptual organization.