Visual Perception: An Introduction

Swanston, Michael T.; Wade, Nicholas J.

ISBN 10: 1841692042 / ISBN 13: 9781841692043

Published by Psychology Press, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Visual Perception: An Introduction
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841692042
• ISBN 13: 9781841692043
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Vision is our most dominant sense, from which we derive most of our information about the world. From the light that enters the eye and the processing in the brain that follows we can sense where things are, how they move and what they are. The first edition of Visual Perception took a refreshingly different approach to perception, starting from the function that vision serves for an active observer in a three-dimensional environment. This fully revised and expanded new edition continues this approach in contrast to the traditional textbook treatment of vision as a catalogue of phenomena.
Following a general introduction to the main theoretical approaches, the authors discuss the historical basis of our current knowledge. Placing the study of vision in its historical context, they look at how our ideas have been shaped by art, optics, biology and philosophy as well as psychology. Visual optics and the neurophysiology of vision are also described. The core of the book covers the perception of location, motion and object recognition. There is a new chapter on representation and vision, including a section on the perception of computer generated images.
This readable, accessible and truly relevant introduction to the world of perception aims to elicit both independent thought and further study. It will be welcomed by students of visual perception and those with a general interest in the mysteries of vision.

About the Author

Nicholas J. Wade teaches at the University of Dundee. He is also the author of The Art and Science of Visual Illusions (RKP). Michael Swanston teaches at the Dundee Institute of Technology.