Module 19 Visual Organization and Interpretation

LEARNING TARGETS

• 19-1 Describe the Gestalt psychologists’ understanding of perceptual organization, and explain how figure-ground and grouping principles contribute to our perceptions.
• 19-2 Explain how we use binocular and monocular cues to perceive the world in three dimensions, and discuss how we perceive motion.
• 19-3 Explain how perceptual constancies help us construct meaningful perceptions.
• 19-4 Describe what research on restored vision, sensory restriction, and perceptual adaptation reveals about the effects of experience on perception.