PERCEPTION

=Welcome to mnemonics for PERCEPTION - this is a subcategory of SENSATION, PERCEPTION=

Visual for PERCEPTION **TOP-DOWN** (convertible with top down) - allows person to see BIG PICTURE/WHOLE - interpret, organize whole event **BOTTOM-UP** (shut car) - only see smaller details



Monocular, Binocular cues - PMHS

Phi Phenomenon (song- "Oh, Christmas "Phi" oh Christmas "Phi" - pronounced fee), Penn Manor HS

VISUALS and Acrostic for the LAWS OF GESTALT Acrostic - __ **F** __ our __ **P** __ urple __ **C** __ razy __ **C** __ ows __ **C** __ an __ **C** __ ount __ **S** __ even __ **S** __ tars __ **F** __ igure ground - visual selective attention __ **P** __ roximity - group by how close together __ **C** __ losure - group by filling in the gaps __ **C** __ ontinuity - break down into smooth patterns __ **C** __ ommon Fate - group by objects that move together __ **C** __ onnectedness - group by attachment __ **S** __ implicity (Pragnanz) - break down complex objects into simple overlapping images __ **S** __ imilarity - group by color, size, shape, etc.

VISUAL, KEYWORD, and ACRONYM for ** WEBer's Law **

It's the PERCENT % or proportion which helps us notice a change (notice the SNOUT!) = ** WEB ** er's law (keyword)

Acronym ** P.I.G.-//__P__// ** ERCENT __ //**I**// __ S // __**G**__ // IVEN (look at the pig's squiggly tail!!!)