Perceptual Organization• Objective: Explain how the mind perceives information from the
senses and ways in which the mind can be tricked.1. CBM2. Video: Sensation & Perception3. Notes/Activities: Perceptual Organization4. Work on Children’ Book – Due Friday 10/21 by 4:005. HW: Read pg. 248-263NEXT TEST: MUTIPLE CHOICE A-DAY MON OCT 24
B-DAY TUES OCT 25 ESSAY A-DAY WED OCT 26
B-DAY THURS OCT 27
Video Discovering Psychology
• http://www.learner.org/discoveringpsychology/07/e07expand.html?pop=yes&pid=1504#
• What information does this video review?• What is some of the new information provided?• What explanations are given for our perception?
All Senses - Gestalt
• The following 7 slides apply to all the senses – most commonly used with vision but can apply to all equally
What do you see?
Figure Ground Perception – all senses
Proximity
3 sets of parallel lines not six separate lines
Similarity
9 separate shapesOr
Two columns and oneColumn?
Continuity
Closure
Perceptual Organization- Grouping Principles
Connectedness
• Explain the following:You’re sitting on your porch hanging out with
your friends. Several people go running by. Why? What is happening?
Depth Perception
Perceptual OrganizationDepth Perception
Visual CliffUsed to test infants depth perception
Visual Cues
Binocular Cues• Convergence• Retinal Disparity• Stereopsis
Monocular Cues• Texture Gradient• Linear Perspective• Interposition• Motion parallax• Relative size• Relative brightness
Perceptual Constancy
Object Constancy• Shape• Location• Brightness• Size
Motion Perception• Stroboscopic Motion• Phi Phenomenon
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070579431/student_view0/chapter8/phi_phenomenon_activity.html