Psychology 2015A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gestalt Psychology, Necker Cube

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2015A/B
• Professor: John Campbell

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Receptors and neurons are all involved interacts with info we have stored (knowledge) creates recognition and recognition leads to action (fig 1. 1 pg 5?) Look at moth on tree bottom up. When recognize it as a moth top down. Mouse or man --- old vs. young lady --- necker cube (3d cube see 2 diff ways) Abc or 12, 13, 14 what we perceive changes what we see even when stimuli stays the same! Figure ground, similarity (circles vs. squares), proximity (we group what is close together), good continuation, closure (logos ex.