A Taxonomy of visual processes. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: William R. Uttal.
• Other Names: Uttal, William R
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Part I: Basic Concepts; 1. Introduction and Perspective; A. The Problem; B. The Issues; C. The Plan of the Book; 2. Theories of Perception; A. Introduction; B. Dimensions of Perceptual Theories; C. Macrotheories of Perception; D. An Interim Summary; 3. Foundations of Perceptual Science; A. An Introductory Comment; B. The Nature of Physical Reality-A Descent into the Microcosm; C. Photic Energy as a Stimulus; D. The Anatomy of the Visual System; E. Visual Optics. F. Transducer Action in the PhotoreceptorG. A Summary; Part II: A Taxonomic Level Theory of Visual Perception; 4. Prolog; A. An Introductory Comment; B. Empirical, Logical, and Conceptual Obstaclesto Macrotheory Development in Perceptual Science; C. Attributes of the Taxonomic Level Theory; D.A Comment; 5. Level 0: Preneural and Prepsychological Processes AffectingPerception; A. Introduction; B. Perceptually Significant Environmental Distortionsof the Stimulus; C. Perceptually Significant Optical Properties of the Eye. D. Perceptually Significant Properties of the Ocular Media-Entophthalmic ProcessesE. An Interim Summary; 6. Level 1: Receptor Processes Affecting Perception; A. Introduction; B. Perceptual Impact of the Quantum Catch; C. Perceptual Impact of Wavelength-Dependent Absorption; D. Perceptual Impact of Photochemical Availability; E. Perceptual Impact of Receptor and Photochemical Distribution; F. Perceptual Impact of Receptor Dynamics; G. An Interim Summary; 7. Temporal Interactions: A Multilevel Digression; A.A Comment; B. Background; C. Latency Effects in Visual Perception. D. Are There Any Perceptual Effects of On and Off Transients?E. The Duration of the Visual Experience; F. Afterimages; G. Visual Persistence and Short-Term Memory-Iconic Storage; H. Sequential Interactions of Visual Stimuli; I. Subjective Colors; J. An Interim Summary; 8. Level 2: Neural Interaction ProcessesAffecting Perception; A. Introduction; B. The Perceptual Impact of Neural Convergence; C. The Perceptual Impact of Lateral Inhibitory Interaction:Masking of the Third Kind; D. The Perceptual Impact of More Complex Network Interactions; E. Miscellaneous Effects of Neural Interactions. F. An Interim Summary9. Mezzolog: On the Limits of Neuroreductionism-A Heretical View; A. Introduction; B. Some Basic Vocabulary; C. Some Current Neuroreductionistic Theories ofPerceptual Phenomena; D.A Critique of Neuroreductionistic Theories ofPerceptual Phenomena; E. Counterindications to Contemporary Dogma inPerceptual Neuroreductionism; F. An Interim Summary-A Contemporary Viewpoint; 10. Level 3: Unidimensional Processes Affecting Prequantitative Spatial andFigural Organization; A. Introduction; B. Processes Affecting the Initial Segregation ofObjects and Fields; C. Figural Organization.
• Publisher Details: London : Psychology Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 1097 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 152.14; Visual perception; Visual perception -- Physiological aspects; PSYCHOLOGY -- Physiological Psychology; Visual perception; Visual perception -- Physiological aspects; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317668954; 1317668952; 1306905168; 9781306905169; 9781315769271; 1315769271; 9781317668930; 1317668936; 9781317668947; 1317668944; 1848724330; 9781138965669; 1138965669
• Related ISBNs: 9781848724334; 9781848724280
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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