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Cognition, 5e
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Critical Questions: Cognition Research Methods
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and Education
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and the Law
ZAPS
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Critical Questions: Cognition Research Methods
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and Education
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and the Law
ZAPS
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Ebook
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Critical Questions: Cognition Research Methods
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and Education
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and the Law
ZAPS
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Ebook
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Critical Questions: Cognition Research Methods
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and Education
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and the Law
ZAPS
Study Plan
Chapter Outline
Ebook
Chapter Review Summary
Vocabulary Flashcards
Chapter Quiz
Quiz Result
Critical Questions: Cognition Research Methods
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and Education
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and the Law
ZAPS
Study Plan
Chapter Outline
Ebook
Chapter Review Summary
Vocabulary Flashcards
Chapter Quiz
Quiz Result
Critical Questions: Cognition Research Methods
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and Education
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and the Law
ZAPS
Study Plan
Chapter Outline
Ebook
Chapter Review Summary
Vocabulary Flashcards
Chapter Quiz
Quiz Result
Critical Questions: Cognition Research Methods
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and Education
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and the Law
ZAPS
Study Plan
Chapter Outline
Ebook
Chapter Review Summary
Vocabulary Flashcards
Chapter Quiz
Quiz Result
Critical Questions: Cognition Research Methods
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and Education
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and the Law
ZAPS
Study Plan
Chapter Outline
Ebook
Chapter Review Summary
Vocabulary Flashcards
Chapter Quiz
Quiz Result
Critical Questions: Cognition Research Methods
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and Education
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and the Law
ZAPS
Study Plan
Chapter Outline
Ebook
Chapter Review Summary
Vocabulary Flashcards
Chapter Quiz
Quiz Result
Critical Questions: Cognition Research Methods
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and Education
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and the Law
ZAPS
Study Plan
Chapter Outline
Ebook
Chapter Review Summary
Vocabulary Flashcards
Chapter Quiz
Quiz Result
Critical Questions: Cognition Research Methods
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and Education
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and the Law
ZAPS
Study Plan
Chapter Outline
Ebook
Chapter Review Summary
Vocabulary Flashcards
Chapter Quiz
Quiz Result
Critical Questions: Cognition Research Methods
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and Education
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and the Law
ZAPS
Study Plan
Chapter Outline
Ebook
Chapter Review Summary
Vocabulary Flashcards
Chapter Quiz
Quiz Result
Critical Questions: Cognition Research Methods
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and Education
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and the Law
ZAPS
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Critical Questions: Cognition Research Methods
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and Education
Critical Questions: Cognitive Psychology and the Law
ZAPS
Chapter 3
Recognizing Objects
Chapter Study Outline
Form Perception
Why Is Object Recognition Crucial?
Beyond the Information Given
The Gestalt Principles
Organization and “Features”
Object Recognition
Recognition: Some Early Considerations
Features
Word Recognition
Factors Influencing Recognition
The Word-Superiority Effect
Degrees of Well-Formedness
Making Errors
Feature Nets and Word Recognition
The Design of a Feature Net
The Feature Net and Well-Formedness
Recovery From Confusion
Ambiguous Inputs
Recognition Errors
Distributed Knowledge
Efficiency Versus Accuracy
Descendants of the Feature Net
The McClelland and Rumelhart Model
Recognition by Components
Recognition via Multiple Views
Different Objects, Different Recognition Systems?
Faces Are Special
Holistic Recognition
Top-Down Influences on Object Recognition
The Benefits of Larger Contexts
Chapter Summary