PSYC 213 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Template Matching, Computer Data Storage, Outline Of Object Recognition
21 Mar 2013
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Illusion of clarity an example: a grid placed over a blocky image makes the image appear clearer than the same image without the grid. But a grid placed on a high-resolution image decreases clarity. Visual agnosia: the eyes are fine but unable to recognize what is seen: but visual recognition is not always completely impaired, impaired recognition only applies to vision. Patients can identify objects through other sense like touch. Associative agnosia: a form of visual agnosia. Patients can t recognize objects even though they can reproduce the objects by drawing them. Perception: processing sensory information such that it produces a meaningful understanding of the information. Stimulus: an entity in the external environment that can be perceived by an observer. 3. 2 perception as a function of the environment. Theory of ecological optics gibson: perception involves directly absorbing the visual information present in the environment.
