Visual perception?

[TMJ]

How does convergence help us judge depth and distance?

And, How do our expectations impact on visual perception?

Thank you

[Cammmeron!]

Hey TMJ, I don't think i can help with convergence, but I'm pretty sure our expectations can affect visual perception because often there is a discrepancy in what we believe we see with what is actually there, if that makes sense. Basically our expectations influences our perception by altering how we see things in a visual scene, but its often either made more complex or more simplified than what the visual stimulus actually is.

Hope that helps, but if there are any other more experienced psych students who can correct me if I'm wrong, feel free to do so.

[Eugenet17]

We can gain information about depth and distance through convergence based on the muscular tension of the eye when they turn inwards to focus on nearby objects. Same with objects that are further away, where our eyes must move outwards (around the temple area)