Depth

Question 1

Define ambiguity

Answer 1

Some images can be perceived in more then one way

Question 2

Define fiction

Answer 2

A figure is perceived even though it is not part of the image presented

Question 3

Define misinterpreted depth cues

Answer 3

Some illusions rely on these to ‘work’

Your brain sees linear perspective and mistakenly applies the rule of size constancy.

Question 4

Define size constancy

Answer 4

The Brains ability to perceive familiar objects as the same size despite changes in the size of the image on the retina

Question 5

Example of misinterpreted depth cue

Answer 5

The Ponzo illusion
The converging lines give us an impression of distance
the rule of size constancy mentally enlarges it making the top line longer then the bottom line