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Ames Room
« on: June 04, 2010, 11:31:07 pm »
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What effect of the Ames room demonstrates that shape constancy is maintained?
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Re: Ames Room
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2010, 10:34:39 am »
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The room appears to be rectangular. (Just like most other rooms we've come across in the past - past experience. )
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Re: Ames Room
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2010, 11:29:40 am »
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Can you explain this further. I thought shape constancy is where we maintain the shape of an object despite different veiwing angles being cast on the retina. How does the Ames room do this?

Like, the rectangular shape isnt changing?
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Re: Ames Room
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2010, 11:40:26 am »
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Shape constancy is the tendency to perceive a stimulus as maintaining its shape despite a change in the retinal image it produces. The room is NOT a regular rectangle room however we believe that it must be. Our perception is that it must be rectangular, just like any other room.
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Re: Ames Room
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2010, 09:10:52 pm »
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i hate psych..
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