1
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bottom-up processing
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- parallel processing
- brain takes individual sensory stimuli and combines them together to create a cohesive image before determining what the object is
2
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top-down processing
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- driven by memories and expectations that allow the brain to recognize the whole object and then recognize the components based on these expectations
3
Q
perceptual organization
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- creating a complete picture of something using bottom up and top down processing
- fill in gaps using Gestalt principles
4
Q
depth perception cues
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- monocular: one eye; relative size, interposition, linear perspective, motion parallax, and other minor cues
- binocular cues: retinal disparity, convergence (eye angling)
5
Q
gestalt principles
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page 89
6
Q
law of prägnanz
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- perceptual organization will always be as regular, simple, and symmetric as possible
