Features and Objects in Visual Processing.

Treisman, Anne

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ERIC Number: EJ347994

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Features and Objects in Visual Processing.

Treisman, Anne

Scientific American, v255 n5 p114B-25 Nov 1986

Appraises current explanations of how visual processing occurs. Highlights the basics of simultaneous and serial levels of processing. Discusses the results of a series of experiments on visual-search tasks and also on the role of prior knowledge in processing. (ML)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Perception, Perception Tests, Science Education, Science Experiments, Scientific Concepts, Serial Ordering, Visual Discrimination, Visual Perception

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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