| A | B |
|---|
| binocular cues | depth perception cues that require the use of two eyes. |
| constructionist view | theory that the brain constucts a perception out of a great many individual sensations. |
| difference threshold | degree of change in a stimulus necessary for a person to detect the difference. |
| figure-ground | seperation of a pattern into a figure and a background. |
| gestalt | organized whole shape or form. |
| illusions | inaccurate perceptions. |
| induced movement | perception of movement of an object that is not moving |
| monocular cues | depth perception cues that require only one eye to be processed. |
| perception | experience caused by stimulation of the senses |
| psychophysics | study of behavioral aspects of a respnse to stimuli, such as absolute and difference threshold. |
| signal-detection-theory | theory for detecting sensory stimuli that takes into account not only the strength of the stimuli but also other alements such as ones mood and physical state |
