AP PSYCHOLOGY

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

VISION SENSORY AND PERCEPTUAL PROCESSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One of the ways we perceive images is by organizing stimuli into an object seen against its surroundings. What is this perceptual tendency called?
A
opponent-process theory
B
figure-ground
C
retinal disparity
D
binocular cue
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One of the ways we perceive images is by organizing stimuli into an object seen against its surroundings. What is this perceptual tendency called? depth perception.

Detailed explanation-2: -perceptual constancy, also called object constancy, or constancy phenomenon, the tendency of animals and humans to see familiar objects as having standard shape, size, colour, or location regardless of changes in the angle of perspective, distance, or lighting.

Detailed explanation-3: -Proximity-Nearness. The perceptual tendency to group together objects near one another.

Detailed explanation-4: -We must engage in sensory selection. Sensory selection is the process of determining which stimulus gets our attention and which stimuli we ignore.

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