Gestalt Psychology and Perception

These flashcards cover key concepts related to Gestalt psychology, perception, and the understanding of depth.

Gestalt psychologists

Psychologists who study how the brain organizes sensory data into meaningful forms.

Gestalt

A meaningful form or whole that exceeds the sum of its parts.

Depth perception

The ability to see objects in three dimensions and judge distance.

Binocular cues

Visual cues that require the use of both eyes to perceive depth.

Monocular cues

Visual cues that can be perceived using one eye to judge depth.

Visual cliff

A laboratory device used to test depth perception in infants and animals.

Proximity

A Gestalt principle stating that objects close together are perceived as a group.

Similarity

A Gestalt principle where similar objects are grouped together in perception.

Closure

A Gestalt principle where we tend to fill in gaps to create a complete, whole object.