Percepts, Concepts and Categories: The Representation and Processing of Information

✍ Scribed by Barbara Burns (Eds.)

• Publisher: Elsevier, Academic Press
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 715
• Series: Advances in Psychology 93
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The most important distinction derived from the computational view of thought is between structures and processes. So proclaimed Farah and Kosslyn in 1982, arguing that structures and processes cannot be examined in isolation and concluding that converging operations are required to isolate the structure-process pair that can explain a particular finding.The distinction between structure and process within the study of percepts, concepts and categories is considered in depth in this volume, with penetrating commentaries by fellow authors concluding each chapter.This interesting format achieves a broad coverage of the various aspects and implications of the structure-process distinction. It affords a salient indication of the diversity of positions as to the description and utility of distinguishing structures and processors. At the same time, it reveals that researchers specializing in areas of study ranging from simple structure and process involved in perceptual organization and texture to complex structure and process associated with reading graphs and chess expertise, do utilize such a distinction in similar ways.The analysis is organized into four major parts within the book: Early Visual Representation and Processing; Percepts, Concepts, Categories and Development; Categories, Concepts and Learning; and Higher-Order Representation and Processing.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Edited by
Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

Contributors
Pages xiv-xvi

Preface
Pages xvii-xviii
M.J. Farah, S.M. Kosslyn, B.E. Shepp, S. Ballesteros

1 An Essay on Texture: The Extraction of Stimulus Structure from the Visual Image Original Research Article
Pages 3-36
Edward A. Essock

Commentry An Essay on Texture: The Extraction of Stimulus Structure from the Visual Image, E. A. Essock Original Research Article
Pages 37-38
Ruth Kimchi, Morris Goldsmith

2 The Nature of Selectivity in Early Human Vision Original Research Article
Pages 39-74
James T. Enns

Commentry The Nature of Selectivity in Early Human Vision, J. T. Enns Original Research Article
Pages 75-76
Edward A. Essock

Structure and Process in Perceptual Organization Original Research Article
Pages 77-105
Ruth Kimchi, Morris Goldsmith

Commentry Structure and Process in Perceptual Organization, R. Kimchi & M. Goldsmith Original Research Article
Pages 106-108
James T. Enns

4 On Identifying Things: A Case for Context Original Research Article
Pages 109-143
Gregory R. Lockhead

Commentry On Identifying Things: A Case for Context, G. R. Lockhead Original Research Article
Pages 144-145
C. Melody Carswell

5 Structure in the Process of Seeing Original Research Article
Pages 149-171
Tara C. Callaghan

Commentry Structure in the Process of Seeing and Drawing, T. C. Callaghan Original Research Article
Page 173
Linda B. Smith, Diana Heise

6 Perceived Similarity in Perceptual and Conceptual Development: The Influence of Category Information on Perceptual Organization Original Research Article
Pages 175-228
Barbara Burns

Commentry Perceived Similarity in Perceptual and Conceptual Development: The Influence of Category Information on Perceptual Organization, B. Burns Original Research Article
Pages 229-231
Albert F. Smith

Perceptual Similarity and Conceptual Structure Original Research Article
Pages 233-272
Linda B. Smith, Diana Heise

Commentry Perceptual Similarity and Conceptual Structure, L. B. Smith & D. Heise Original Research Article
Page 273
Gregory R. Lockhead

8 Reflecting on Representation and Process: Children's Understanding of Cognition Original Research Article
Pages 275-322
Susan E. Barrett, Herve Abdi, Jill M. Sniffen

Commentry Reflecting on Representation and Process: Children's Understanding of Cognition, S.E. Barrett, H. Abdi, & J.M. Sniffen Original Research Article
Page 323
Dennis H. Holding

9 Basic Levels in Artificial and Natural Categories: Are All Basic Levels Created Equal? Original Research Article
Pages 327-378
Mary E. Lassaline, Edward J. Wisniewski, Douglas L. Medin

Commentry Basic Levels in Artificial and Natural Categories: Are All Basic Levels Created Equal?, M.E. Lassaline, E.J. Wisniewski, & D. L. Medin Original Research Article
Pages 379-380
Irwin D. Nahinsky

10 Episodic Components of Concept Learning and Representation Original Research Article
Pages 381-410
Irwin D. Nahinsky

Commentry Episodic Components of Concept Learning and Representation, I.D. Nahinsky Original Research Article
Page 411
Mary E. Lassaline, Edward J. Wisniewski, Douglas L. Medin

11 Modeling Category Learning and Use: Representation and Processing Original Research Article
Pages 413-448
Dorrit Billman

Commentry Modelling Category Learning and Use: Representation and Processing, D. Billman Original Research Article
Page 449
Irwin D. Nahinsky

12 Learning Categories with and without Trying: Does it Make a Difference? Original Research Article
Pages 451-491
Thomas B. Ward, Angela H. Becker

Commentry Learning Categories with and without Trying: Does it Make a Difference, T. B. Ward & A. H. Becker Original Research Article
Pages 492-493
Tara C. Callaghan

13 Not Just any Category: The Representation of the Self in Memory Original Research Article
Pages 495-529
Judith F. Kroll, Francine M. Deutsch

Commentry Not Just Any Category: The Representation of the Self in Memory, J. F. Kroll & F. M. Deutsch Original Research Article
Page 530
Thomas B. Ward, Angela H. Becker

14 Perceptual Representations of Choice Alternatives Original Research Article
Pages 533-566
Albert F. Smith

Commentry Perceptual Representations of Choice Alternatives, A. F. Smith Original Research Article
Page 567
Stephen E. Edgell

15 The Effects of Representation on the Processing of Probabilistic Information Original Research Article
Pages 569-601
Stephen E. Edgell, Randy D. Bright, Pak C. Ng, Thomas K. Noonan, Laura A. Ford

Commentry The Effects of Representation on the Processing of Probabilistic Information, S.E. Edgell, R.D. Bright, P.C. Ng, T.K. Noonan, & L.A. Ford Original Research Article
Pages 602-604
Albert F. Smith

16 Reading Graphs: Interactions of Processing Requirements and Stimulus Structure Original Research Article
Pages 605-645
C. Melody Carswell

Commentry Reading Graphs: Interactions of Processing Requirements and Stimulus Structure, C. M. Carswell Original Research Article
Pages 646-647
Susan E. Barrett, Herve Abdi, Jill M. Sniffen

17 Search Process Versus Pattern Structure in Chess Skill Original Research Article
Pages 649-676
Dennis H. Holding

Commentry Search Process Versus Pattern Structure in Chess Skill, D. H. Holding Original Research Article
Pages 677-678
Dorrit Billman

Subject Index
Pages 679-682

Author Index
Pages 683-695