1. PERCEPTION
is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information.

4. PERCEPTUAL ILLUSIONS
Muller-Lyer Illusion
Which line is bigger?

5. The Ames Room

6. FORM PERCEPTION
Figure and Ground-the organization of the visual into objects (the figures) that stand out from their surroundings. (the ground is the background in which the individual stands)
-The following slides are examples of figure & ground

9. What do you see in this image?

11. Proximity-group nearby figures together.

14. Continuity-we perceive smooth continuous patterns rather than discontinuous ones.

15. Form Perception
Connectedness-when they are uniform and linked, we perceive spots, lines or areas as a single unit.

17. Visual Cliff-a laboratory device for testing depth perception in infants.

19. The PHI PHENOMENON
is created when 2 or more adjacent lights blink on and off in succession, creating the illusion of movement.