PSYB57H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Eleanor J. Gibson, Template Matching, Edge Detection
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Chapter 3: perception: take sensory input and interpret, brain responsible for visual processing occupy half of total cortex, types of perception: visual, auditory, olfactory, haptic and gustatory. Higher level scan output from lower level. Demons scream response of what they find. 1st stage: image demon convert proximal stimulus into representation/depictions of information for higher demons to assess. 2nd stage: feature demon each demon looks for a particular feature, then screams if found scream based on confidence (loud/soft) 3rd stage: letter demon/cognitive demon pay attention to the feature demon that is associated with their own features. If feature demon convinces them the letter is represented, scream based on confidence (loud/soft) Operates autonomously, without input from other module or knowledge (bottom up processes: visual perception three different mental representations or sketches. Primal sketch: relative brightness and darkness in 2d and localized geometric structure: detect boundaries, but not know what visual information means, bottom up process, bottom up process.
