PSYC 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Dime (United States Coin), Depth Perception, Aerial Perspective
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People have task of perceiving depth using only two dimensional image on retina. Cue approach to depth perception- focuses on identifying info in the retinal image that is correlated with depth in the scene. Occlusion- a partially covered object is seen as being farther away than the object covering it. Cue that on object is in front of the other, learned through previous experience. Three major groups of cues that signal depth: oculomotor, monocular, and binocular. Oculomotor cue- cue based on our ability to sense the position of our eyes and the tension in our eye muscles. Created by convergence (inward movement of eyes that occurs when we look at nearby objects) and accommodation (change in shape of lens that occurs when we focus on objects at various distances. We feel these changes when looking at something, which indicate how far away object is.
