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Acting is perceiving!

Rouwen Cañal-Bruland1, John van der Kamp2, Rob Gray3

  • 1Institute of Sport Science,Department of Sport Psychology,Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena,07749 Jena,Germanyrouwen.canal.bruland@uni-jena.dewww.spowi.uni-jena.de/en/Sportpsychologie.html.

The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
|March 31, 2017
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This study challenges the narrow view of perception, emphasizing its crucial role in guiding actions and environmental interactions. Perception is integral to cognition and attention, not an independent module.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy of Mind

Background:

  • Firestone & Scholl (F&S) propose a limited definition of perception.
  • This definition overlooks perception's functional role in guiding behavior.
  • F&S view perception as modular and separate from other cognitive processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critique and expand upon Firestone & Scholl's conceptualization of perception.
  • To highlight perception's fundamental role in mediating action and environmental engagement.
  • To argue against the modular and independent nature of perception.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of existing theories on perception.
  • Critique of Firestone & Scholl's arguments.
  • Integration of research on attention, cognition, and action.

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Main Results:

  • Perception is not a standalone module but is deeply intertwined with attention and cognition.
  • Attention dynamically filters environmental information relevant for action.
  • Perception's primary function is to guide an organism's interaction with its environment.

Conclusions:

  • The F&S view of perception is reductionist and counterfactual.
  • A comprehensive understanding of perception requires integrating it with action, attention, and cognition.
  • Perception is fundamentally an action-oriented process vital for survival and interaction.