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Absolute threshold refers to the point that the change in a stimulus can be detected.
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The amount of change required to notice the change in a stimulus is called the just noticeable difference.
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Weber's Law states that the change in a stimulus must be stated in a percentage rather than an absolute.
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Sensory adaptation helps us push unchanging sensory material to the background therefore freeing up our senses for stimuli that is changing.
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Gestalt means form or whole and refers to the idea that the whole is often greater than the sum of its parts.
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The four principles of grouping include closure, similarity, proximity, and continuity.
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We believe things are smaller when they are farther away and have to reinterpret the object's size repeatedly as we approach it.
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Understanding that a round dinner plate may look oval from a different angle refers to shape constancy.
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We use monocular cues to determine closeness and binocular cues to determine farness.
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Retinal disparity refers to the manner in which a person's eyes each send an image to the brain and how these images are interpreted.
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