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Front
What is sensation?
Back
Sensation detects physical energy through sensory receptors and converts it into neural signals.
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1 Foundations of Perceptual Organization Free Online FlashCards
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02
Front
What do retinal photoreceptors do?
Back
Retinal photoreceptors begin converting light into neural signals.
03
Front
What is figure–ground organization?
Back
Figure–ground organization distinguishes a focal shape (the figure) from its background.
04
Front
What is bottom-up processing?
Back
Bottom-up processing begins with sensory input, such as edges and color, which contributes to object perception.
05
Front
What is perception?
Back
Perception organizes sensory information into a coherent experience, such as boundaries, surfaces, objects, and locations.
06
Front
What does interpretation add to perception?
Back
Interpretation assigns meaning to perceived information, such as identifying an object as a cup or recognizing it as familiar.
07
Front
What is the major route from the retina to primary visual cortex?
Back
The major route relays retinal output through the optic nerve to the LGN in the thalamus, then to primary visual cortex (V1) in the occipital lobe.
08
Front
What do ventral and dorsal visual pathways broadly contribute to?
Back
Broadly, ventral pathways contribute to object and form recognition; dorsal pathways contribute to spatial and motion-related processing.
09
Front
How does proximity influence grouping?
Back
Proximity is the tendency to perceive nearby elements as belonging together.
10
Front
How does similarity influence grouping?
Back
Similarity is the tendency to group elements that share features such as color or shape.
11
Front
What is good continuation?
Back
Good continuation is the tendency to perceive smooth, continuous contours rather than unrelated fragments.
12
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What is closure?
Back
Closure is the tendency to perceive a familiar or simple complete shape even when parts of its outline are missing.
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