More than meets the eye: the active selection of diagnostic information across spatial locations and scales during scene categorization

Malcolm, G. L. and Schyns, P. G. (2014) More than meets the eye: the active selection of diagnostic information across spatial locations and scales during scene categorization. In: Kveraga, K. and Bar, M. (eds.) Scene Vision: Making Sense of What We See. The MIT Press: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England, pp. 27-44. ISBN 9780262027854 (doi: 10.7551/mitpress/9780262027854.003.0002)

Abstract

This chapter notes that scene categorization plays an integral role in one's ability to interact with the world in an appropriate manner. It points out that this process involves a task-driven selection of visual information by the viewer that complements the incoming feedforward information to create a bidirectional cycle. Results from different studies reveal that participants have the ability to sample high-spatial-frequency information, providing detailed object information just as quickly as low-spatial-frequency scene layout information.

• Item Type: Book Sections
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Malcolm, Dr George and Schyns, Professor Philippe
• Authors: Malcolm, G. L., and Schyns, P. G.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Psychology & Neuroscience
• Publisher: The MIT Press
• ISBN: 9780262027854