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Direct parameter specification and the concept of perception.

O Neumann1

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Bielefeld, Federal Republic of Germany.

Psychological Research
|January 1, 1990
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Perception is not a processing stage but a set of actions for environmental representation. Sensory information can guide action directly, bypassing perception for efficient control.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Perception Science

Background:

  • Sensory stimuli can lead to perception or guide actions.
  • The relationship between perception and action control is complex.
  • Existing models often treat perception as an information-processing stage.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the relationship between sensory stimulation, perception, and action control.
  • To examine the conceptual, methodological, and functional aspects of perception.
  • To propose an alternative conceptualization of perception.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of the term 'perception' in objective psychology.
  • Methodological examination of psychophysics and performance measures.

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  • Functional analysis of sensory information use in action control.

    • Main Results:

    • Perception operates at a different descriptive level than information-processing models.
    • Psychophysical judgments and performance measures are not always convergent.
    • Sensory information can directly guide action without a mediating perception stage.

    Conclusions:

    • Perception should be viewed as a class of actions, not a processing stage.
    • These actions establish and update an internal environmental representation.
    • This reconceptualization impacts our understanding of perception's role in behavior.