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From: "Gerald Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)"
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Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 12:26 PM
Subject: [tips] where is color
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]
how about shape? is it in the object or just different independent
elements like a triangle?
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
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