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Theories of Visual Perception
By Ian E. Gordon
270 pages
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- Publisher:
- Psychology Press
- Place of publication:
- Hove, England
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Edition:
- 3rd
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Synopsis
Theories of Visual Perception 3rd Edition provides clear critical accounts of several of the major approaches to the challenge of explaining how we see the world. It explains why approaches to theories of visual perception differ so widely and places each theory into its historical and philosophical context. Coverage ranges from early theories by such influential writers as Helmholtz and the Gestalt School, to more recent work in the field of Artificial Intelligence. This fully revised and expanded ...
Theories of Visual Perception 3rd Edition provides clear critical accounts of several of the major approaches to the challenge of explaining how we see the world. It explains why approaches to theories of visual perception differ so widely and places each theory into its historical and philosophical context. Coverage ranges from early theories by such influential writers as Helmholtz and the Gestalt School, to more recent work in the field of Artificial Intelligence. This fully revised and expanded edition contains new material on the Minimum Principle in perception, neural networks, and cognitive brain imaging.
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Preface to This Third Edition ix
- Acknowledgements xiii
- 1 - Theory and Method 1
- 2 - The Gestalt Theory 7
- 3 - Brunswik's Probabilistic Functionalism 55
- 4 - The Neurophysiological Approach to Visual Perception 73
- 5 - Empiricism: Perception as a Constructive Process 117
- 6 - Direct Perception and Ecological Optics: the Work of J. J. Gibson 143
- 7 - Marr's Computational Approach to Visual Perception 183
- 8 - Some Final Remarks on Theories of Visual Perception 213
- References 235
- Author Index 247
- Subject Index 251