AP PSYCHOLOGY

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

BASIC CONCEPTS OF SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The somewhat different images our two eyes receive of the same object:
A
convergence
B
relative size
C
linear perspective
D
retinal disparity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One of these cues is known as retinal disparity, which refers to the slightly different images of the world the retinas on our two eyes receive about two and a half inches apart. When the brain then compares these two images, their differences help us figure out how far away we are from the object we are seeing.

Detailed explanation-2: -Disparity – each eye see a slightly different image because they are about 6 cm apart (on average). Your brain puts the two images it receives together into a single three-dimensional image.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lesson Summary. Retinal disparity is one of the cues that humans use in order to perceive depth. Specifically, it involves the use of both eyes and refers to the difference between the view that each eye receives of a given object or scene.

Detailed explanation-4: -: the slight difference in the two retinal images due to the angle from which each eye views an object.

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