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Chapter 8.3: Perception, Illusions, and ESP. Mr. McCormick Psychology. Do-Now: (Discussion). What are optical illusions ? Why do you think we experience them? Provide an example of one optical illusion that you have experienced. Perceptual Organization. Gestalt:
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Chapter 8.3:Perception, Illusions, and ESP Mr. McCormick Psychology
Do-Now:(Discussion) • What are optical illusions? • Why do you think we experience them? • Provide an example of one optical illusion that you have experienced.
Perceptual Organization • Gestalt: • The experience that comes from organizing bits and pieces into meaningful wholes
Depth Perception • Depth Perception: • The ability to recognize distances and three-dimensionality
Monocular Depth Cues • Monocular Depth Cues: • Cues that can be used with a single eye • E.g.: • Relative Height • Interposition • Light and Shadows • Texture/Detail • Motion Parallax • Linear Perspective • Relative Motion
Monocular Depth Cues How can you use monocular depth cues to perceive distance in this image?
Binocular Depth Cues • Binocular Depth Cues: • Cues that depend upon the movement of both eyes • E.g.: • Convergence • Retinal Disparity
Video Clip:“Is Seeing Believing?” Why do the people in this “Illusion Room” appear to change heights as they switch positions? How are our monocular depth cuesbeing misled?
Illusions • Illusions: • Perceptions that misrepresent physical stimuli
Extrasensory Perception • Extrasensory Perception (ESP): • An ability to gain information by some means other than the ordinary senses • Types of ESP: • Clairvoyance • Telepathy • Psychokinesis • Precognition
Review • What are Gestalts? What do they imply about perception? • What are the two ways in which humans perceive depth? Provide one example of each. • What are illusions? What do they imply about perception? • What is ESP? Why has scienceconcluded little about this subject?
Homework • Study for Test • Chapter 7:Altered States of Consciousness • Chapter 8: Sensation & Perception