Sometimes the visual information available to us about a stimulus is ambiguous because of differences in depth, lighting or shading cues. For example, patterns of shading can create the illusion of objects as protruding from a visual field. How do we make sense of the visual information to recognize ambiguous stimuli?
Correct answer: C. Visual system relies on assumptions about the physical world to identify ambiguous stimuli
- A. Visual system relies on other people's Knowledge of objects to identify ambiguous stimuli
- B. Visual information about protruding objects is impossible to process
- C. Visual system relies on assumptions about the physical world to identify ambiguous stimuli
- D. Both (a) and (c)
Explanation
Because sensory cues can support more than one interpretation, the visual system applies assumptions about how objects normally exist in the physical world, including likely lighting and surface structure. It does not need another person's knowledge to resolve the ambiguity.
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