Visual Perception

Originally published in 1937, this book presents a comprehensive analysis of the nature of visual perception.

M. D. Vernon (Author)

9781107624825, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 19 September 2013

260 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.34 kg

Originally published in 1937, this book presents a comprehensive analysis of the nature of visual perception. The text is divided into four main sections: the first part focuses on tracing the phenomenal development of the perceptual process; the second deals with the relation of the perceptual content to some of the more important affective and quasi-affective individual states; the third discusses the objective structure of the visual field; the fourth briefly describes some aspects of the genetic development of the perceptual content in childhood. An appendix section on the tachistoscope and indices are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in perspectives on the nature of visual perception.

Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Stages in the perceptual process
3. The process of perceiving words
4. The structure of the field of awareness
5. The influence of attitudinal factors upon perception
6. The influence of the structure of the objective field
7. Spatial perception
8. The configurational organization of the field
9. The properties of configurations
10. The function of the 'ground'
11. The phenomena of apparent movement
12. The development of perception in children
13. The typological classification of individual differences
14. Conclusion
Appendix. The tachistoscope
References
Index of authors
Index of subjects.

Subject Areas: Psychology [JM]