AP PSYCHOLOGY

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

INFLUENCES ON PERCEPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Something which helps us determine how far away an object is, is called
A
Perceptual constancy
B
Sensation
C
A Depth cue
D
Perception
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Linear perspective is a depth cue based on the fact that as objects increase in distance from the observer their images on the retina are transformed so that their size and the space separating them decrease until the farthest objects meet at what is called the vanishing point.

Detailed explanation-2: -The physiological depth cues are accommodation, convergence, binocular parallax, and monocular movement parallax. Convergence and binocular parallax are the only binocular depth cues, all others are monocular.

Detailed explanation-3: -Depth perception arises from a variety of depth cues. These are typically classified into binocular cues that are based on the receipt of sensory information in three dimensions from both eyes and monocular cues that can be represented in just two dimensions and observed with just one eye.

Detailed explanation-4: -any of a variety of means used to inform the visual system about the depth of a target or its distance from the observer.

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