Experimental Psychology of Vision

"Experimental Psychology of Vision" is an educational documentary that explores the key phenomena and research techniques in the field of visual perception. The film provides a comprehensive overview of how humans process visual information, illustrating concepts such as the phi phenomenon (the illusion of movement created by rapidly successive images), optical illusions that challenge our perception of reality, and color constancy (how we perceive colors under varying lighting conditions). It also examines practical aspects like eye movements during reading and the span of perception, which measures how much visual information can be grasped at once. The documentary concludes with a live demonstration of an experiment on digit span, assessing short-term visual memory capacity. Through a blend of theoretical explanations and empirical examples, this film serves as an insightful resource for students and researchers interested in the psychological underpinnings of vision.