DEPTH PERCEPTION

Introduction to Psychology
 Depth Perception:

 Depth perception: The ability to see things in three dimensions (3D) (including length, width and depth), and
to judge how far away an object is.
3D + Distance There are two type of cues that help in depth perception
 1. monocular cues: uses only one eye.
 2. binocular cues: uses both the eyes
 MONOCULAR CUES

 TEXTURE GRADIENT

 LINEAR PRESPECTIVE

 SHADOWING

 SUPERIMPOSITION

 SPEED OF MOVEMENT

 ARIEL PRESPECTIVE

 ACCOMODATION
 MONOCULAR CUES

 1. TEXTURE Gradiant : The texture of objects is larger and more visible up close

and smaller when far away. Or grass near by appear to be rougher than that grass far away.

 2, Linear perspective. Objects cast smaller images on the retina when they are

more distant. As a result, parallel lines, such as railroad tracks, appear to grow

closer together the farther away they are from us.

 3. super position/ overlapping Closer objects tend to be partially in front of, or partially

cover

up, more distant objects.

 MONOCULAR CUES

 4. shadowing: (example contouring in makeup)

The way that light falls on an object and reflects off its surfaces, and the shadows that are cast by

objects provide an effective cue for the brain to determine the shape of objects and their position in

space.[

 5. Speed of movement. Objects farther away appear to move across the field of vision more

slowly than do closer objects. A dog running through a distant field appears to move slowly, but it

moves more quickly when the dog runs right in front of us. Have you ever experienced while

moving by train?

 6.Ariel Perspective. distant objects a bluish, hazy appearance compared with nearby objects

 7. Accommodation :

The shape of retina accommodate for near by objects and thicker. Whereas, for far by objects it

becomes thinner and somewhat flatter.

 Binocular Cues

 Binocular cues in depth perception can only be perceived using two eyes. The two binocular cues:

1. Convergence. When both eyes are looking at an object in the center of the visual field, they must angle inward

(converge) more sharply for a near object than for a distant object

 2. Retinal disparity. Because our two eyes are a couple of inches apart, they do not see the same view of three-

dimensional objects, especially when the object is close. This disparity, or difference, between the images on the

two retinas is a key factor in depth perception.

(close RIGHT eye and look then close only LEFT eye and look )
ANY QUESTIONS??