AP PSYCH 3.4 Visual Perception
Illusions
Physical
Distortions of scale
Based on manipulation of monocular cues
Messes with depth perception
Physiological
Visual system gets overstimulates
Excitement or fatigue of photoreceptors
Fatigue or overstimulation of feature detectors in the visual cortex
Cognitive
Mismatch between what you perceive and what you sense
Takes advantage of top-down processing and perceptual set
Manipulation of a Gestalt principle
AP PSYCH 3.4 Visual Perception
Illusions
Physical
Distortions of scale
Based on manipulation of monocular cues
Messes with depth perception
Physiological
Visual system gets overstimulates
Excitement or fatigue of photoreceptors
Fatigue or overstimulation of feature detectors in the visual cortex
Cognitive
Mismatch between what you perceive and what you sense
Takes advantage of top-down processing and perceptual set
Manipulation of a Gestalt principle