The Physical Characteristics of a Message Refer to Its Attributes

question 138

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The physical characteristics of a message refer to its attributes that are sensed directly.

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Definitions:

Retinal Image

The image projected onto the retina of the eye, where light-sensitive receptor cells convert light into neural signals for the brain to interpret.

Perceptual Constancy

The brain's ability to recognize objects as unchanging even as illumination and retinal images change in shape, size, or color.

Movement Parallax

Movement parallax is a depth cue that arises because objects at different distances move across the visual field at different rates relative to the observer’s motion.

Good Continuation

A principle in Gestalt psychology suggesting that elements aligned in a particular direction are perceived as a more unified whole.