Visual information processing / edited by Sal Soraci, Jr. and Kimiyo Murata-Soraci.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Soraci, Sal.

Murata-Soraci, Kimiyo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Visual perception.

Cognition.

Psychology, Comparative.

Cognition in animals.

Physical Description:

viii, 319 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.

Summary:

Chapters cover human visual processing in populations including those with mental retardation, Downs Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease, as well as animal visual processing and philosophical approaches to visualism.

Contents:

Part I Human Visual Processing 1

1. Visual Factors in Cognitive Dysfunction and Enhancement in Alzheimer's Disease / Alice Cronin-Golomb, Grover C. Gilmore 3

2. Exploring Visual Perception Abilities in Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: Assessment and Implications / Stephen Oross III, Charles B. Woods 35

3. Enhancing Performances of Individuals with Mental Retardation: Manipulations of Visual Structure / Michael T. Carlin, Sal Soraci Jr., Christina Strawbridge 81

4. Stimulus Overselectivity and Observing Behavior in Individuals with Mental Retardation / William V. Dube, Kristin M. Lombard, Kevin M. Farren, Debra S. Flusser, Lyn M. Balsamo, Thomas R. Fowler, Gerson Y. Tomanari 109

5. Arousal Modulation of Neonatal Visual Attention: Implications for Development / Judith M. Gardner, Bernard Z. Karmel, Michael J. Flory 125

6. Visual Processing Strengths Down Syndrome: A Case for Reading Instruction? / Robert M. Hodapp, Tran M. Ly 155

7. Visual Variability Discrimination / Michael E. Young, Edward A. Wasserman 171

Part II Animal Visual Processing 199

8. The Multiplicity of Visual Search Strategies in Pigeons / Jeffrey S. Katz, Robert G. Cook 201

9. The Search for Relational Learning Capacity in Cebus Apella: A Programmed "Educational" Approach / Romariz da Silva Barros, Olavo de Faria Galvao, William J. McIlvane 223

Part III Visualism: Philosophical Approaches 247

10. Visualism in Science / Don Ihde 249

11. Technology, Transcendence, and Modernity: Marcel and Jaspers / Gregory J. Walters 261

12. Alterity in Memory / Kimiyo Murata-Soraci 287.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1567506852

OCLC:

50253211