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Context in object and scene perception

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dc.contributor Mary C. Potter.
dc.contributor Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences.
dc.contributor Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences.
dc.creator Davenport, Jodi L
dc.date 2006-03-29T18:51:50Z
dc.date 2006-03-29T18:51:50Z
dc.date 2005
dc.date 2005
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32517
dc.identifier 62075243
dc.description Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, 2005.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references.
dc.description In the world, objects and settings tend to co-occur. Cars usually appear on streets with other vehicles, not in kitchens next to refrigerators. The present studies provide evidence that the semantic consistency of an object and its setting is available in a glimpse and affects perception. Objects are perceived more accurately in typical rather than atypical settings and when they appear with related objects regardless of the setting. Backgrounds are perceived more accurately when they contain plausible rather than unlikely foreground objects. Objects and scenes are processed interactively, not in isolation.
dc.description by Jodi L. Davenport.
dc.description Ph.D.
dc.format 76 leaves
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dc.language eng
dc.publisher Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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dc.rights http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582
dc.subject Brain and Cognitive Sciences.
dc.title Context in object and scene perception
dc.type Thesis


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