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Internalization: a metaphor we can live without.

M Kubovy1, W Epstein

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, P.O. Box 400400, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4400, USA. kubovy@virgina.edu

The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
|June 7, 2002
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This study challenges the idea of innate knowledge in perception. It suggests kinematic geometry models apparent motion, rather than being an internalized mental process.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Perception Science
  • Philosophy of Mind

Background:

  • Shepard proposed innate knowledge, acquired through evolutionary internalization, shapes perception.
  • This innate knowledge is central to how humans perceive the world, according to Shepard's theory.
  • Shepard's work links kinematic geometry to apparent motion perception.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate Shepard's hypothesis regarding innate knowledge and kinematic geometry in motion perception.
  • To propose an alternative interpretation of Shepard's findings on apparent motion displays.
  • To question the necessity of internalization as a mechanism for explaining perceptual phenomena.

Main Methods:

  • Critical analysis of Shepard's theory on innate knowledge and internalization.

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  • Examination of the relationship between kinematic geometry and apparent motion perception.
  • Development of an alternative model for understanding motion perception findings.

    • Main Results:

    • Kinematic geometry principles can be applied to understand motion perception.
    • Evidence does not support the claim that these principles are innate or internalized by the perceiver.
    • An alternative interpretation suggests kinematic geometry serves as a model for apparent motion.

    Conclusions:

    • The concept of internalization may be an unnecessary metaphor in cognitive psychology.
    • Kinematic geometry can model apparent motion without requiring innate mental representations.
    • Findings support a more parsimonious explanation of perceptual phenomena, avoiding mentalistic universals.