| Description |
xiii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-263) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction to the various theories of visual perception -- Psychophysics and the concept of the threshold -- The Gestalt theory -- Brunswik's probabilistic functionalism -- The neurophysiological approach to visual perception -- Empiricism: perception as a constructive process -- Direct perception and ecological optics: the work of J.J. Gibson -- Marr's computational approach to visual perception -- Overview and conclusions -- Some problems. |
| Summary |
Provides brief coverage of the major theories and notes strengths and weaknesses in an evenhanded fashion. Cf. Choice, April, 1990. |
| Subject |
Visual perception.
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Visual perception. |
| ISBN |
0471921955 cloth $39.95 |
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0471921963 paperback |
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