Wagner, Mark (Psychologist)

The geometries of visual space / Mark Wagner. - Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2006. - xi, 274 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-264) and indexes.

Contents: Preface. Introduction: Contrasting Visual, Experiential, and Physical Space. Traditional Views of Geometry and Vision. Synthetic Approaches to Visual Space Perception. An Analytic Approach to Space and Vision. Effects of Context on Judgments of Distance, Area, Volume, and Angle. Factors Affecting Size Constancy. The Metrics of Visual Space: Multidimensional Approaches to Space Perception. Cognitive Maps, Memory, and Space Perception. The Geometries of Visual Space: Conclusion.

0805852522 (alk. paper) 0805852530 (pbk.)

2005051008

GBA575603 bnb

013287898 Uk


Space perception.
Visual perception.

BF469 / .W35 2006

152.142 WAY