| A | B |
|---|
| 40 degrees feels warm in MN in January but cold here in July. Why? | adaptation |
| Two people are walking down an empty street 3 feet apart. You figure they're together. Why? | proximity |
| A bright garage is 20 feet from a blue house & 20 yards from a green house. You decide it belongs to green house. Why? | similarity |
| There's a message on the bathroom wall that's partially cleaned away, but you can still figure out what it says. Why? | closure |
| A friend approaches from down the street, but you aren't worried that he is turning into a giant right before your eyes. Why not? | size constancy |
| Look at the cover of a book. Now turn it and look at the spine. You know that it hasn't shrunk in size--it's still a book. Why? | shape constancy |
| You notice as you drive that telephone poles whip by, but the house on the horizon lingers. You know the house is further away. Why? | motion parallax |
| You put your fingers in your line of vision but look to the distance. You notice a little "hotdog" finger. Why? | retinal disparity |
| Even though each eye has a blind spot, you don't notice it in everyday vision. Why not? | convergence (binocular fusion) |
| You're in a bus station with lots of voices, but you still hear your bus departure. Why? | figure-ground |
| You can see George's left ear behind Tim's head, so you know George is further away. Why? | interposition |
| Meaningless physical information from the environment | sensation |
| Individual organization and interpretation of physical information | perception |
| You would notice one light bulb burned out in your bedroom, but not one bulb going out in the Meterdome. Why? | just noticeable difference |
