1. WHAT IS PERCEPTION? Sensation + Cognition = Perception
BA II PERCEPTION
WHAT IS PERCEPTION?
Sensation + Cognition = Perception

2. NATURE OF PERCEPTION Response to a stimulus in the environment
Selective
Active process
Fills in the missing details
Is organised
Personal
Preparation to respond
Involves sensation
Has three main functions
a) Location b) Movement c) Form

3. PERCEPTION OF FORM (1) GESTALT VIEW
There are 4 principles or laws of perception.
Law of figure and background-Properties of figure & background.
Law of grouping
c) Law of contour
d) Law of closure

4. LAWS OF PERCEPTION
(2) Perception is organized with the help of the processes of Synthesis and Analysis a) Law of similarity b) Law of proximity or contiguity c) Law of continuity d) Law of closure e) Law of symmetry f) Law of common fate

5. (3) PRINCIPLE OF CONTOUR (4) PRINCIPLE OF CLOSURE

6. WHAT IS SPACE PERCEPTION?
DEPTH IS GUAGED BY
Absolute distance
2. Relative distance