Object Recognition
identify a complex arrangement of sensory stimuli, perceiving it as separate from the background
object recognition
primary visual cortex location
occipital lobe
meaning is applied to the visual representation
final stage
a weakness includes: explains simple explanation of letters
feature-analysis approach
actual object that is in the environment
distal stimuli
something with a distinct shape and edges
figure
stage 2
feature analysis approach
information registered on sensory receptors
proximal stimulus
what makes up the background of a figure, surrounds it
ground
figure-ground separation occurs
stage 3
visual system compares stimulus with a set of templates or patterns stored in memory
template approach
large capacity storage system that records information from each of the senses
sensory memory
an approach that emphasizes that humans have the basic tendency to organize what they see
Gestalt psychology
processing things like color, form, figure, depth
step 1
a weakness includes: you can recognize different letters of different shapes
template approach
preserves an image of a visual stimulus for a brief period after the stimulus has disappeared
iconic memory
the way we solve a visual paradox
alternating between two solutions of object recognition
visual sight links up with what is known in memory
stage 4
people can recognize three-dimensional shapes in terms of an arrangement of simple 3-D shapes called geons, which combine to form meaningful objects
Recognition-by-components theory