3.5

Perceptual Organization

AP Psychology

Bottom-Up vs. Top-Down Processing

Gestalt Principles of Perception

Figure-Ground

Proximity

Similarity

Closure

Continuity

Common fate

Connectedness

Depth Perception

Binocular cues (require BOTH eyes)

Monocular cues (work with ONE eye)

Visual cliff experiment

Perceptual Constancies

Perceptual Set

Visual Illusions

Selective Attention

Cocktail party effect

Inattentional blindness

Change blindness

ESP and parapsychology

AP Exam Tips

Common Mistakes

Key Vocabulary