WHAT IS PERCEPTION? Sensation + Cognition = Perception BA II PERCEPTION WHAT IS PERCEPTION? Sensation + Cognition = Perception
NATURE OF PERCEPTION Response to a stimulus in the environment Selective Active process Fills in the missing details Is organised Personal Preparation to respond Involves sensation Has three main functions a) Location b) Movement c) Form
PERCEPTION OF FORM (1) GESTALT VIEW There are 4 principles or laws of perception. Law of figure and background-Properties of figure & background. Law of grouping c) Law of contour d) Law of closure
LAWS OF PERCEPTION (2) Perception is organized with the help of the processes of Synthesis and Analysis a) Law of similarity b) Law of proximity or contiguity c) Law of continuity d) Law of closure e) Law of symmetry f) Law of common fate
(3) PRINCIPLE OF CONTOUR (4) PRINCIPLE OF CLOSURE
WHAT IS SPACE PERCEPTION? DEPTH IS GUAGED BY Absolute distance 2. Relative distance