AP Psych Chapter 6 Review

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selective attention

focusing on particular stimulus
in-attentional blindness

failing to see visible objects when attention is elsewhere
visual capture

vision dominates other senses
gestalt

whole is greater than the sum of its parts
figure-ground

objects stand out from surroundings
grouping

tendency to organize stimuli
depth perception

judge distances
visual cliff

testing depth perception in infants
binocular cues

depth cues requiring use of two eyes
retinal disparity

comparing two images from two eyes to judge depth
convergence

uses angle of eyeballs to judge depth
connectedness

linked items are seen as one
continuity

we see smooth, continuous patterns
similarity

we group similar objects
closure

fill in gaps to create complete, whole objects
linear perspective

parallel lines converge to show depth
texture gradient

texture differences show depth
relative height

higher objects seen as farther away
monocular cues

depth cues seen by one eye
phi phenomenon

seeing "moving lights" when close lights blink in succession
perceptual constancy

perceive objects as unchanging
perceptual adaptation

ability to adjust to displaced sense
perceptual set

predisposition to perceive one thing and not another
human factors psychology

finds ways to make machines better
extrasensory perception (ESP)

perception can occur apart from sensory input
parapsychology

study of paranormal phenomena
telepathy

mind to mind communication
precognition

seeing future events
clairvoyance

perceiving remote events
psychokinesis

"mind over matter"
schemas

organize and interpret unfamiliar information

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AP Psych Chapter 6 Review

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Perception

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