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Perception: A Very Short Introduction
Perception: A Very Short Introduction
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  • Discusses the philosophical question of what it means to perceive, as well as describing how we are able to perceive the particular characteristics of objects and scenes such as their lightness, colour, form, depth and motion
  • Considers how evolutionary pressures have shaped the perceptual systems of both humans and other animals
  • Discusses recent advances in understanding perception, and analyzes attempts to program machines to perform perceptive tasks

Perception is one of the oldest and most deeply investigated topics in the field of psychology, and it is also raises some profound philosophical questions. It is concerned with how we use the information reaching our senses to guide and control our behaviour as well as to create our particular, subjective experiences of the surrounding world.

In this Very Short Introduction, Brian J. Rogers discusses the philosophical question of what it means to perceive, as well as describing how we are able to perceive the particular characteristics of objects and scenes such as their lightness, colour, form, depth, and motion. What we perceive, however, does not always correspond to what exists in the world and, as Rogers shows, the study of illusions can be useful in telling us something about the nature and limitations of our perceptual processes. Rogers also explores perception from an evolutionary perspective, explaining how evolutionary pressures have shaped the perceptual systems of humans and other animals. He shows that perception is not necessarily a separate and independent process but rather part of a 'perceptual system', involving both the extraction of perceptual information and the control of action. Rogers goes on to cover the significant progress made recently in the understanding of perception through the use of precise and controlled psychophysical methods, single cell recordings, and imaging techniques. There have also been many insights from attempts to model perceptual processes in artificial systems. As Rogers shows, these attempts have revealed how difficult it is to programme machines to perform even the most simple of perceptual tasks that we take for granted.

Index: 

1: What is perception?
2: Perceptual theories - indirect, direct and computational.
3: Lightness and colour
4: Motion perception
5: Perception of a 3-D world
6: Perception and action
7: Delusions about illusions
8: The physiology and anatomy of the perceptual system
9: The future
Glossary
Further Reading
Index

About the author: 

Brian Rogers is Emeritus Professor of Experimental Psychology at Oxford University. He is the co-author of a three-volume set, Perceiving in Depth, with Ian Howard, published by Oxford University Press. He is the Consulting Editor and Editorials Editor for the journal Perception.

"A compact, accessible and engaging tour of vision and perception, covering all the essentials and challenging the current understanding of visual illusions." - Professor Patrick Cavanagh, Harvard University

"The perfect little book to polish off one's education. Understanding the language of perception is a proper part of the urban intellectual's baggage." - Jan Koenderink, Utrecht University

Product details

ISBN : 9780198791003

Author: 
Brian J. Rogers
Pages
184 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
111 x 174 mm
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Perception: A Very Short Introduction

Perception: A Very Short Introduction

Perception: A Very Short Introduction