| A | B |
|---|
| sensaton | process where our sensory receptors and brain interpret the stimulus energies around us from our environments. |
| perception | the process or result of becoming aware; recognizing, observing, and discriminating. |
| Gestalt rules | we tend to organize our cluster of sensations into a whole/form. |
| figure-ground pattern | the idea that we distinguish a subject from its background. |
| depth perception | ability to see the world in three dimensions and know how far away an object is |
| binocular cues | cues that depend on having two eyes and help us judge depth |
| monocular cues | depth cues that do not depend on having two eyes |
| peripheral | part of nervous system that collects sensations |
| closure | your brain fills in missing pieces of an image/word/face |
| similarity | we group alike things together; generalizatons |
| continuity | things arranged in a line are considered more alike than if not in a line |
