Book chapter
Illusory Perception in Animals
How Animals See the World
Oxford University Press
03/14/2012
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195334654.003.0007
Abstract
This chapter presents a general overview of the psychophysical approach to studying illusory perceptions in animals. The premise of this chapter is that psychophysical methods are indeed of unprecedented power in disclosing the functional properties of animal sensory systems. However, these powerful methods do not actually enable us to gain any privileged access to the private experiential world of animals, even if one exists. These methods do nevertheless enable us to embark on objective inquiries into the biological bases of perception and action.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Illusory Perception in Animals
- Creators
- Edward A Wasserman
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- How Animals See the World
- DOI
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195334654.003.0007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/14/2012
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
- Record Identifier
- 9984070855602771
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