Structural Information Theory : the Simplicity of Visual Form.

Structural Information Theory : the Simplicity of Visual Form.

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Autore principale: Leeuwenberg, Emanuel
Altri autori: Van der Helm, Peter A.
Natura: eBook
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Soggetti:
Human information processing.
Information theory in psychology.
Human information processing
Information theory in psychology
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Sommario:
  • Figures; Tables; Preface; Introduction; The uniqueness of perception; Scientific roots of SIT; Part I Towards a theory of visual form; 1 Borders of perception; Introduction; 1.1 The stimulus; In favour of stimulus-analogous coding; Against stimulus-analogous coding; 1.2 Knowledge; In favour of knowledge dependence; Against knowledge dependence; Summary; 2 Attributes of visual form; Introduction; 2.1 Features; Figural features; Abstract features; 2.2 Dimensions; Dimensional scaling properties; Visual scaling properties; Common versus distinctive components; 2.3 Transformations.
  • Pattern constructionDissimilarity assessment; 2.4 Gestalt properties; Pattern representation; Interpretation selection; Summary; 3 Process versus representation; Introduction; 3.1 Process criteria; Minimal load per stage; Maximal cluster per stage; Global precedence; Orientation precedence; 3.2 Representation criteria; Structural criterion: complexity; Metrical criterion: size; Superstructure dominance; Structural before metrical; Summary; 4 Models and principles; Introduction; 4.1 Two representation models; RBC: from parts to wholes; SIT: from wholes to parts; 4.2 Two perception principles.
  • The likelihood principleThe simplicity principle; Summary; 5 Assumptions and foundations; Introduction; 5.1 Visual information processing; Cognition and the world; Objects are the output of perception; The simplicity principle; 5.2 Mental and symbolic codes; Codes are construction recipes; The spatial contiguity demand; 5.3 Theoretical foundations; Veridicality by simplicity; Transparent holographic regularity; Transparallel processing; Summary; Part II Applications to visual form; 6 Formal coding model; Introduction; 6.1 Structural information; Kinds of regularity; Information load.
  • 6.2 Attributes of simplest codesPreference strength; Hierarchical dominance; Figural goodness; Summary; 7 A perceptual coding manual; Introduction; 7.1 Line drawings; Unified representations; Dissociated representations; 7.2 Surfaces; Single layers; Double layers; 7.3 Objects; 3-d turns; Superstructures; Subordinate structures; Summary; 8 Preference effects; Introduction; 8.1 Occluding layers; Global and local completion; Subjective contours; 8.2 Translucent layers; Line patterns; Transparency; Neon illusion; Contrast and assimilation; 8.3 Rivalry; Concurrent completions.
  • Concurrent segmentationsSummary; 9 Time effects; Introduction; 9.1 Induced temporal order; Entropy and knowledge; Visual recoding; 9.2 Induced simultaneity; Recency and masking; Temporal integration span; Summary; 10 Hierarchy effects; Introduction; 10.1 Superstructure dominance; Unity and duality; Object matching; 10.2 Mental rotation; Object cues; Code cues; 10.3 Orientation frames; Superstructures; Global shapes; Summary; Part III Extensions; 11 Perception beyond SIT; Introduction; 11.1 Metrical information; Load as amount of change; Judged complexity; 11.2 Image versus mirror-image.

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