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Why We See What We Do Redux A Wholly Empirical Theory of Vision

Paperback • 2011 • English

Why We See What We Do Redux A Wholly Empirical Theory of Vision

By Dale Purves, R. Beau Lotto

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When we look at an object, do we see what's really there? In this follow-up to the highly provocative Why We See What We Do, D. Purves and R. Beau Lotto argue that visual perceptions are reflexive manifestations of past behavioural success, rather than the result of a logical processing of present stimuli. The authors draw on a wealth of new evidence to support their argument, while retaining the clarity and energy that made the first edition so popular. Packed with diagrams and real-life exampl...Show more

Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints
Child, developmental and lifespan psychology
Social, group or collective psychology

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9780878935963

Publisher

Sinauer

Published year

2011

Language

English

Original title

Why We See What We Do Redux A Wholly Empirical Theory of Vision

Format

Paperback

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