Tipsters: I am planning on re-vamping my Intro psych material on color. I always like to challenge students to think more carefully about what is taken for granted in their perceptual experience. Color perception presents a door for some interesting discussion--namely, where is color? Many psych texts like to point out that color perception is the perceptual product of the brain's handling of reflected wavelengths and that color is not in the object. I don't think this view is entirely adequate, as it implies that the intrinsic features of the viewed object is without color or not importantly (and adaptively) tied to the perception. I am not aware of an adequately integrated and accepted theory in this area. I am not a Sensation and Perception specialist but enjoy getting students to think about these issues. I would like to point to an on-line source for explanation, answers to this question, or further discussion of this topic and would appreciate any help tipsters may provide. I also use this class discussion to further examine the principle of parsimony. Thanks, Gary Peterson
Gerald L. (Gary) Peterson, Ph.D. Professor, Psychology Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI 48710 989-964-4491 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
