Research Catalog

Title

Perception and representation : current issues / parts I and II by Ilona Roth ; part III by Vicki Bruce.

Author

Roth, Ilona.

Publication

Buckingham [England] ; Philadelphia : Open University Press, 1995.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Bruce, Vicki.

Description

222 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Summary

This book provides an in depth treatment of the major issues, theories and findings in perception and representation. This 2nd edition takes into account the latest research, including developments in neuropsychology and computer modelling.

Series Statement

Open guides to psychology

Uniform Title

Open guides to psychology

Subject

• Perception
• Cognition
• cognition
• Cognition
• Perception
• Kognition
• Wahrnehmung
• Cognitie
• Waarneming

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-215) and indexes.

Contents

Introduction; How to use this guide. PART I Conceptual Categories, Ilona Roth: Introduction; The defining feature approach; Rosch's fuzzy concept approach; Typical feature and exemplar models; Concept representations for different purposes; Diversity and flexibility in conceptual representation. PART II Object Recognition, Ilona Roth: Introduction, Studying visual perception; Early stages: image processing; Intermediate stages: grouping the components; Object recognition: general requirements; Object recognition: Biederman's model; Beyond recognition: using and naming. PART III Perceiving and recognizing faces, Vicki Bruce: Introduction; Features versus configurations: are faces more than the sum of their parts?; The representational process in face recognition; Recognising facial expressions and facial speech; Models for recognising people; Conclusions: is face recognition a "special" process?. OVERVIEW, Ilona Roth; Answers to SAQs.

ISBN

• 0335194745
• 9780335194742

LCCN

94041284

OCLC

• ocm31411221
• 31411221
• SCSB-2118089

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library