PSYC 2700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Word Superiority Effect, Simple Features, Plastic Bottle
29 Jan 2017
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Primitive features not in terms of semantics, but primitive features of the stimulus (such as lines and patterns). Match stimulus to template in memory: we have templates represented in our minds. These templates are used to recognize objects by matching external stimulus to our template: templates are learned/acquired and then used through recognition process. Support for idea: computers/scantrons: computer systems can match based on template. We would almost need an infinite amount of templates for all the information we have. We would have to have an infinite amount of templates for each person, and that"s just one category: irregular world. A lot of irregularity in the world everything is different. Handwriting is different between people, but you can figure it out: strict match. etc . Each variation of a plastic bottle is okay on its side, in the air, on a table, We don"t think we recognize patterns based on template matching.
