ecological view of visual perception
1Perception — For other uses, see Perception (disambiguation). Perceptual redirects here. For the Brian Blade album, see Perceptual (album). Robert Fludd s depiction of perception (1619) …
2Visual memory — Close up of the human eye, where vision begins. Visual memory describes the relationship between perceptual processing and the encoding, storage and retrieval of the resulting neural representations. Visual memory occurs over a broad time range… …
3Jerry Fodor on mental architecture — Jerry Fodor is notable for his important and influential ideas on a hypothesized structure of the mind or, what has often been called mental architecture. Contents 1 Fodor and Chomsky 2 Why modularity matters 2.1 Gibson and the inferential thesis …
4Direct realism — Direct realism, also known as naive realism or common sense realism, is a theory of perception that claims that the senses provide us with direct awareness of the external world. In contrast, indirect realism and representationalism claim that we …
5epistemology — epistemological /i pis teuh meuh loj i keuhl/, adj. epistemologically, adv. epistemologist, n. /i pis teuh mol euh jee/, n. a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge. [1855 60; < Gk… …
6Depiction — is meaning conveyed through pictures. Basically, a picture maps an object to a two dimensional scheme or picture plane. Pictures are made with various materials and techniques, such as painting, drawing, or prints (including photography and… …
7J. J. Gibson — James Jerome Gibson (January 27 1904–December 11 1979), was an American psychologist who received his Ph.D. from Princeton University s Department of Psychology, considered one of the most important 20th century psychologists in the field of… …
8Naïve realism — argues we perceive the world directly Naïve realism, also known as direct realism or common sense realism, is a philosophy of mind rooted in a common sense theory of perception that claims that the senses provide us with direct awareness of the… …
9Apparitional experience — In psychology and parapsychology, an apparitional experience is an anomalous, quasi perceptual experience.In scientific or academic discussion the term apparitional experience is to be preferred to the term ghost in respect of the following… …
10Gibson, James J(erome) — born Jan. 27, 1904, McConnelsville, Ohio, U.S. died Dec. 11, 1979, Ithaca, N.Y. U.S. psychologist and philosopher. He taught at Smith College (1928–49) and Cornell University (1949–72). He is best known for his adherence to realism and his… …
