Let's say that, as we look at a still-life painting, a log seems to divide the tree behind it in half-yet what we perceive is an intact log, not two separate log slices. The way we organize scenes according to their constituent objects is called __________.
A) parsing
B) binocular disparity
C) feature detection
D) introjection

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Parsing is the process by which our brain organizes a scene into individual objects and groups those objects together based on their characteristics and relationships to one another. In the example provided, our brain is able to parse the scene to recognize the log as a single object and the tree behind it as a separate object, despite the fact that they visually overlap. Binocular disparity refers to the difference in location of objects as seen by the left and right eyes, feature detection refers to the process by which our brain detects specific features (such as edges or color) within a scene, and introjection is a concept from psychoanalytic theory that does not relate to perception of visual scenes.

Let's Say That, as We Look at a Still-Life Painting