{"id":2111,"date":"2016-10-25T20:35:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T20:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-psychology\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2111"},"modified":"2024-05-17T02:30:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T02:30:05","slug":"outcome-vision","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-psychology\/chapter\/outcome-vision\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Vision","rendered":"Introduction to Vision"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do: explain the process of vision and how people see color and depth<\/h2>\r\n<figure>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"530\"]<img class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2015\/02\/23224717\/CNX_Psych_05_03_Eyes.jpg\" alt=\"Several photographs of peoples\u2019 eyes are shown.\" width=\"530\" height=\"284\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/> <strong>Figure 1<\/strong>. Our eyes take in sensory information that helps us understand the world around us. (credit \"top left\u201d: modification of work by \"rajkumar1220\"\/Flickr\"; credit \u201ctop right\u201d: modification of work by Thomas Leuthard; credit \u201cmiddle left\u201d: modification of work by Demietrich Baker; credit \u201cmiddle right\u201d: modification of work by \"kaybee07\"\/Flickr; credit \u201cbottom left\u201d: modification of work by \"Isengardt\"\/Flickr; credit \u201cbottom right\u201d: modification of work by Willem Heerbaart)[\/caption]<\/figure>\r\nThe visual system constructs a mental representation of the world around us. This contributes to our ability to successfully navigate through physical space and interact with important individuals and objects in our environments. This section will provide an overview of the basic anatomy and function of the visual system. In addition, you'll\u00a0explore our ability to perceive color and depth.\r\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Describe the basic anatomy of the visual system<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe how light waves enable vision<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe the trichromatic theory of color vision and the opponent-process theory<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe how monocular and binocular cues are used in the perception of depth<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<h2>What you&#8217;ll learn to do: explain the process of vision and how people see color and depth<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2015\/02\/23224717\/CNX_Psych_05_03_Eyes.jpg\" alt=\"Several photographs of peoples\u2019 eyes are shown.\" width=\"530\" height=\"284\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Figure 1<\/strong>. Our eyes take in sensory information that helps us understand the world around us. (credit &#8220;top left\u201d: modification of work by &#8220;rajkumar1220&#8243;\/Flickr&#8221;; credit \u201ctop right\u201d: modification of work by Thomas Leuthard; credit \u201cmiddle left\u201d: modification of work by Demietrich Baker; credit \u201cmiddle right\u201d: modification of work by &#8220;kaybee07&#8243;\/Flickr; credit \u201cbottom left\u201d: modification of work by &#8220;Isengardt&#8221;\/Flickr; credit \u201cbottom right\u201d: modification of work by Willem Heerbaart)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The visual system constructs a mental representation of the world around us. This contributes to our ability to successfully navigate through physical space and interact with important individuals and objects in our environments. This section will provide an overview of the basic anatomy and function of the visual system. In addition, you&#8217;ll\u00a0explore our ability to perceive color and depth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Describe the basic anatomy of the visual system<\/li>\n<li>Describe how light waves enable vision<\/li>\n<li>Describe the trichromatic theory of color vision and the opponent-process theory<\/li>\n<li>Describe how monocular and binocular cues are used in the perception of depth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-2111\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Vision. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: OpenStax College. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/Sr8Ev5Og@5.52:E-7sLQFP@5\/Vision\">http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/Sr8Ev5Og@5.52:E-7sLQFP@5\/Vision<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: Download for free at http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/4abf04bf-93a0-45c3-9cbc-2cefd46e68cc@5.48<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Waves and Wavelenghts. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: OpenStax College. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/psychology-2e\/pages\/5-2-waves-and-wavelengths\">https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/psychology-2e\/pages\/5-2-waves-and-wavelengths<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: Download for free at https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/psychology-2e\/pages\/1-introduction<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":29,"menu_order":5,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"original\",\"description\":\"Vision\",\"author\":\"OpenStax College\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/Sr8Ev5Og@5.52:E-7sLQFP@5\/Vision\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"Download for free at http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/4abf04bf-93a0-45c3-9cbc-2cefd46e68cc@5.48\"},{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Waves and Wavelenghts\",\"author\":\"OpenStax College\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/psychology-2e\/pages\/5-2-waves-and-wavelengths\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"Download for free at 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