PSYC 2650 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Inferior Temporal Gyrus, Fusiform Face Area, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
6 Nov 2013
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Visual perception is a highly active process in which the perceiver goes beyond the. We easily recognize a wide range of objects in a wide range of circumstances. Many investigators have proposed that recognition begins with the identification of features. Chapter 3 summary (pp. 115-116) information given in organizing and interpreting the visual input. The process must specify a figure/ground organization for the input and how the figure is organized in depth. The interpretive process is guided by certain principles, including those catalogued by the gestalt psychologists. Importantly, though, the interpretation seems to be guided simultaneously by the input"s features and its overall configuration. recognition is heavily influenced by context, which we can determine how or whether we recognize an object. To study these achievements, investigators have often focused on the recognition of printed language, using this case as a microcosm within which to study how object recognition in general might proceed. in the (organized) input pattern.
