PSYC 107 1nd Edition Lecture 18 Outline of Last Lecture I Touch II Smell and Taste III Sensory Interaction IV Balance and Motion V Form Perception VI Depth Perception Outline of Current Lecture I Smell and Taste II Perception Current Lecture I Smell and Taste II Smell and taste pathways Brain region is closely connected with the brain regions involved with memory limbic system Strong memories made through smell Taste is gustation Smell olfaction Nothing on test about Body Position and Movement Perception Perceptual Organization How do we form meaningful perceptions from sensory information We organize it the whole is more than the sum of its parts Figure 6 37 is in the textbook this will be on the test Form Perception Organization of the visual field onto objects that stand from their surroundings Grouping we have a tendency to group objects Depth Perception All species can perceive a sharp drop Depth perception is learned and innate Binocular These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute I Retinal disparity when you look at something you get a slightly different image from the different retinas Binocular convergence most useful for close up objects Muscles are forming the eyes to make them move to determine how far or close something is Monocular Relative size Texture gradient Interposition Linear perspective Height in plane Light and shadow Motion parallax Perceptual Set Once someone thinks something exists they are more apt to see it When perception deceives us Unusual phenomena help us understand ordinary perception Moon illusion disrupts relative size relationship The ames room disrupts size distance relationship
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