1st Edition

Perception Through Experience

By M.D. Vernon Copyright 1970
318 Pages
by Routledge

318 Pages
by Routledge

318 Pages
by Routledge

The term ‘visual perception’ covers a very wide range of psychological functions. This title, originally published in 1970, which provides a broad survey of this vast field of knowledge, would have proved a valuable general account for students taking degree courses in psychology at the time. Professor Vernon examines a large number of experiments carried out over the previous twenty years, their... Read more

Acknowledgements.  Foreword.  1. Introduction  2. The Origin and Development of Visual Perception in Infancy  3. The Perception of Form  4. The Perception of Complex Material  5.The Arousal and Direction of Attention  6. The Restriction and Failure of Attention  7. The Spatial Framework and Perception of Distance  8. The Constancies  9. The Perception of Movement  10. The Perception of Persons  11. The Effect of Motivation on Perception  12. The Effect on Perception of Personality Characteristics  13. Conclusions.  References.  Index of Authors.  Index of Subjects.

Biography

M.D. Vernon