1. Perceptual Organization • Objective: Explain how the mind perceives information from the senses and ways in which the mind can be tricked. • CBM • Video: Sensation & Perception • Notes/Activities: Perceptual Organization • Work on Children’ Book – Due Friday 10/21 by 4:00 • HW: Read pg. 248-263 NEXT TEST: MUTIPLE CHOICE A-DAY MON OCT 24 B-DAY TUES OCT 25 ESSAY A-DAY WED OCT 26 B-DAY THURS OCT 27

2. Video Discovering Psychology • http://www.learner.org/discoveringpsychology/07/e07expand.html?pop=yes&pid=1504# • What information does this video review? • What is some of the new information provided? • What explanations are given for our perception?

3. All Senses - Gestalt • The following 7 slides apply to all the senses – most commonly used with vision but can apply to all equally

4. What do you see? Figure Ground Perception – all senses

5. Proximity 3 sets of parallel lines not six separate lines

6. Similarity 9 separate shapes Or Two columns and one Column?

7. Continuity

8. Closure

9. Perceptual Organization- Grouping Principles

10. Connectedness • Explain the following: You’re sitting on your porch hanging out with your friends. Several people go running by. Why? What is happening?

11. Depth Perception

12. Perceptual OrganizationDepth Perception • Visual Cliff • Used to test infants depth perception

13. Visual Cues Binocular Cues • Convergence • Retinal Disparity • Stereopsis Monocular Cues • Texture Gradient • Linear Perspective • Interposition • Motion parallax • Relative size • Relative brightness

14. Perceptual Constancy Object Constancy • Shape • Location • Brightness • Size Motion Perception • Stroboscopic Motion • Phi Phenomenon http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070579431/student_view0/chapter8/phi_phenomenon_activity.html