AP PSYCHOLOGY

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

VISION SENSORY AND PERCEPTUAL PROCESSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
We rely on binocular vision to
A
perceive depth
B
see colors
C
understand optical illusions
D
see motion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In order to have depth perception, you must have binocular vision, also known as stereopsis. You also rely on monocular cues from each eye separately, as well as oculomotor cues that arise from the way your eyes move together to keep focus.

Detailed explanation-2: -For accurate depth perception, you generally need to have binocular (two-eyed) vision. In a process called convergence, our two eyes see an object from slightly different angles and our brain compares and processes the two sets of information to form a single image.

Detailed explanation-3: -Binocular depth perception (BDP) is the perception of depth derived from binocular disparity. The “stereo pairs” of the visual scene are then combined to form one 3D percept through a mechanism known as stereopsis, which literally means solid vision.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are two types of binocular depth cues: convergence and retinal disparity. Convergence uses both eyes to focus on one object. The eyes rotate inward to determine the distance of an object. Proprioception helps to determine the inward rotation of the eye.

Detailed explanation-5: -One of the reasons that binocular vision is so important is that it allows us to perceive depth and relationships between objects. Each eye sees slightly different spatial information and transmits these differences to the brain. The brain then uses the discrepancies between the two eyes to judge distance and depth.

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