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Perception Psychology
Perceiving Depth and Size
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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
10/24/2012

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cue integration approach
Definition

focus on info in retinal image correlated with depth in the scene

learn connection b/t info and depth in real world

association becomes automatic through repeated exposure

Term
Accommodation
Definition
the change in the shape of the lense tells the brain how far away something is
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Siliary Muscles
Definition

when an obj is far away the muscles pull the lense

near: relax

far: pull

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Binocular disparity
Definition

each eye has a slight diff view of the world.

brain compare both eye's data to compute relative depth.

amount of disparity indicates how far an obj is from the horopter

 

 

Term
absolute distance
Definition
the farthest the eyes can be in divergence
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horopter
Definition

imaginary surface that passes through the point of fixation

wherever youre looking is the horopter

also creates corresponding points on the retina

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Direction of Disparity
Definition

crossed: points closer than the horopter

fall on outer part of the retina

uncrossed: points farther than the horopter

fall on inner part of the retina 

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Magnitude of Disparity
Definition

bigger disparity: farther from the horopter

smaller disparity: closer to the horopter

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stereopsis
Definition
depth info provided by binocular disparity
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anaglyph
Definition

two overlapping images

image for left eye = red

right eye = blue

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correspondence problem
Definition
point on one retina must be matched with point on other retina
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motion parallax
Definition
diff in speed of movement of near obj vs far away obj
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dynamic occlusion
Definition
deletion and acceleration of texture as we move provides depth info
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Deletion
Definition
taking away texture from the behind background
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accretion
Definition
adding texture to the behind background
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occlusion
Definition
an obj that partially covers another obj is closer
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height in the plane
Definition
the obj below is closer than the one farther away
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relative size
Definition
when obj are equal size the one in front will take up more space in your field of vision
Term
familiar size
Definition
knowlege about the obj's size will influence the judgement of its distance
Term

linear perspective/

perspective convergence

Definition
parallel lines appear to come together in the distance
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atmospheric perspectivity
Definition

obj in the distance have a fuzzy blue tint

ie mountains

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texture gradient
Definition

elements become denser with distance

elements become smaller with distance

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shadows
Definition

provides perception of obj shape/depth

and position/height above the ground

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visual angle
Definition

obj size

distance

obj size on retina is small

Term
when held at arms length what degree of your field of vision does your thumb nail take up?
Definition
2 degrees
Term

distal stimulus

proximal stimulus

perception

Definition

D- constant properties (physical size)

Pr- varying properties (size of obj on retina relative to distance away in world)

Per- constant properties (physical size of the obj)

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size-distance scaling equation
Definition

S = K (R X D)

Perceived size = retinal size X distance

perceived size = constant size

 

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size constancy
Definition
perception of obj size remains constant even if its size on the retina changes
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Emmert's Law
Definition
when retinal size is constant, perceived size will change depending on distance of projection
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visual illusion
Definition

non-veridical perception

misapplication of size/distance relationship

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