Depth Perception
The ability to locate objects in a
three - dimensional world.
Learning Depth Perception
• Blind cats!
• Visual Cliff
Relative Size
• The smaller of two
objects appears to
be farther away.
Relative Size & Clearness
Relative Clearness
• The farther away an
object the less clear
it appears to be.
• Texture Gradients.
Linear Perspective
• Objects that form
parallel lines appear
to come together as
they move farther
away from us.
Overlay
• An object that
obscures part of
another object,
appears to be
closer.
Liner Perspective & Overlay
Perceptual Inference
• Based on past
sensory information.
Perceptual Inference
Mr. Stellwagen notices movement
Motion Parallax
• The apparent
movement of
objects when you
move from side to
side.
PERCEPTION
Paris
in the
the spring
Similarity
• The brain tends to
group objects that
are alike.
Proximity
• Objects that are
close to each other
seem to belong
together
Closure
• When we see an
unfinished form the
brain fills in the gaps
to finish the form.
Figure-Ground Relationship
• The brain uses
visual cues to set off
a form from its
background.
Optical Illusion
• These perceptions are
misrepresentations of
reality.