Human vision: Some objective explorations

Human vision: Some objective explorations

Reports an address concerning objectivity in the study of human vision. Research which used objective measures to assess vision in humans and animals is discussed along with 3 ways by which the gap has been bridged between human and animal pattern vision research. The use of wavelength discriminatio...

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Published in:The American psychologist Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 125 - 134
Main Author: Riggs, Lorrin A
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States American Psychological Association 01-02-1976
Subjects:
Color Perception
Evoked Potentials
Experimental Methods
Human
Humans
Perceptual Measures
Philosophy
Vision
Vision, Ocular
Visual Evoked Potentials
Visual Perception
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Summary:Reports an address concerning objectivity in the study of human vision. Research which used objective measures to assess vision in humans and animals is discussed along with 3 ways by which the gap has been bridged between human and animal pattern vision research. The use of wavelength discrimination tests and the use of the visually evoked cortical potentials technique in developmental research on color vision is also examined. (30 ref)
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ISSN:0003-066X
1935-990X
DOI:10.1037/0003-066X.31.2.125