Viusal Perception. An Introduction Introductions to modern psychology

Wade, Nicholas J. and Michael Swanston:

ISBN 10: 041501042X / ISBN 13: 9780415010429

Edité par London: Routledge, 1991

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212 S mit Abb. Gebraucht, aber gut erhalten. - Mit handschriftlicher Widmung Michael "Mike" Swanston an Walter Ehrenstein - Inhalt: Understanding visula perception -- The heritage -- Light and the eye -- Location -- Motion -- Regocnition -- Summary and conclusion. ISBN 041501042x Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Viusal Perception. An Introduction Introductions to modern psychology
• Éditeur: London: Routledge
• Date de parution: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 041501042X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780415010429
• Reliure: Originalbroschur.
• État de l'article: Gut
• Poids: 550 grammes
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Psychologie

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Synopsis

Vision is our dominant sense. We derive most of our information about the world - about where things are, how they move and what they are - from the light that enters the eye and the processing in the brain that follows. Yet despite the fact that we know more about vision than any other sense, we still do not understand how these functions are performed. The starting point of this study is the function that vision serves for an active observer in the three-dimensional environment. Thus the perception of location, motion and object recognition form the core of the book. The machinery of vision is also described. "Visual Perception" places the study of vision in its historical context, since our ideas have been shaped by art, optics, biology and philosophy as well as psychology.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Vision is our most dominant sense, from which we derive most of our information about the world. From the light that enters the eye and the processing in the brain that follows we can sense where things are, how they move and what they are. The first edition of Visual Perception took a refreshingly different approach to perception, starting from the function that vision serves for an active observer in a three-dimensional environment. This fully revised and expanded new edition continues this approach in contrast to the traditional textbook treatment of vision as a catalogue of phenomena.
Following a general introduction to the main theoretical approaches, the authors discuss the historical basis of our current knowledge. Placing the study of vision in its historical context, they look at how our ideas have been shaped by art, optics, biology and philosophy as well as psychology. Visual optics and the neurophysiology of vision are also described. The core of the book covers the perception of location, motion and object recognition. There is a new chapter on representation and vision, including a section on the perception of computer generated images.
This readable, accessible and truly relevant introduction to the world of perception aims to elicit both independent thought and further study. It will be welcomed by students of visual perception and those with a general interest in the mysteries of vision.