Learning Target #18 - Vision

18-1: Describe the characteristics of visible light, and explain the process by which the eye transforms light energy into neural messages.

18-2: Describe how the eye and brain process visual information.

18-3: Discuss the theories that help us understand color vision.

Learning Target #19 - Visual Organization and Interpretation

19-1: Describe 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 perceive motion. 

19-3: Explain how perceptual constancies help us organize our sensations into meaningful perceptions.

19-4: Describe what research on restored vision, sensory restriction, and perceptual adaptation reveals about the effects of experience on perception.

Directions: During or after completing your notes for the assigned module readings and/or slides, please watch the Crash Course video Cognition - How Your Mind Can Amaze and Betray You: Crash Course Psychology #15Cognition - How Your Mind Can Amaze and Betray You: Crash Course Psychology #15answer the following questions in your own words. On the back of this ½ page, be sure to highlight FIVE key words/topics that you feel were most important. 

1. What is cognition? 

2. How do concepts and prototypes help us make sense of the world? 

3. Describe one way in which we solve problems. 

4. What are some cognitive biases and phenomena that can lead to flawed thinking?

 5. Explain the concept of mental set.