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object agnosia Inability to recognize objects using only vision.
top-down processing a progression from the whole to the elements
the analysis of the smaller features to build up to a
bottom-up processing
complete perception
grouping tendency to organize stimuli into coherent groups
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the process by which stimuli are organized into
perceptual organization
meaningful units
Segregation the process of distinguishing two objects
figure-ground part of a stimulus appears to stand out as an object
organization (figure) against a less prominent background (ground)
a psychological approach that emphasizes that we
Gestalt Psychology often perceive the whole rather than the sum of the
parts
Symmetry:
images that are more likely to be seen as figure and
therefore in the foreground, whereas less symmetrical
images are more likely to be perceived as
How symmetry and
background
convexity affect figure-
Convexity:
ground organization
Images with convex borders are more likely to be
seen as figure, whereas those with concave borders
are more likely to be seen as ground. (stevens and
brookes 1988)
elements that appear to follow the same pathway
law of good continuation
tend to be grouped together
elements that are close together tend to be
law of proximity
perceived as a unified group
elements that are similar to one another tend to be
law of similarity
perceived as a unified group
elements that are symmetrical to each other tend to
Law of Symmetry
be perceived as a unified group
the brain's ability to fill in missing information in our
perceptual interpolation perception of the world based on surrounding cues
or patterns.
brain fills in or extends missing edges of an object to
edge completion
create a cohesive and complete image.
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object agnosia Inability to recognize objects using only vision.
top-down processing a progression from the whole to the elements
the analysis of the smaller features to build up to a
bottom-up processing
complete perception
grouping tendency to organize stimuli into coherent groups
https://quizlet.com/1001844472/psyc-230-uiuc-exams-3-actual-exam-questions-and-correct-answers-already-graded-a-professor-verified-latest-versio… 1/11
, 2/5/25, 4:35 PM PSYC 230 UIUC EXAMS 3 | ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ | PROFESSOR VE…
the process by which stimuli are organized into
perceptual organization
meaningful units
Segregation the process of distinguishing two objects
figure-ground part of a stimulus appears to stand out as an object
organization (figure) against a less prominent background (ground)
a psychological approach that emphasizes that we
Gestalt Psychology often perceive the whole rather than the sum of the
parts
Symmetry:
images that are more likely to be seen as figure and
therefore in the foreground, whereas less symmetrical
images are more likely to be perceived as
How symmetry and
background
convexity affect figure-
Convexity:
ground organization
Images with convex borders are more likely to be
seen as figure, whereas those with concave borders
are more likely to be seen as ground. (stevens and
brookes 1988)
elements that appear to follow the same pathway
law of good continuation
tend to be grouped together
elements that are close together tend to be
law of proximity
perceived as a unified group
elements that are similar to one another tend to be
law of similarity
perceived as a unified group
elements that are symmetrical to each other tend to
Law of Symmetry
be perceived as a unified group
the brain's ability to fill in missing information in our
perceptual interpolation perception of the world based on surrounding cues
or patterns.
brain fills in or extends missing edges of an object to
edge completion
create a cohesive and complete image.
https://quizlet.com/1001844472/psyc-230-uiuc-exams-3-actual-exam-questions-and-correct-answers-already-graded-a-professor-verified-latest-versio… 2/11
