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Heslep, Robert D. – Educational Theory, 1984
This article discusses sensory perception. The author reorganizes a previous conception of the interaction between sense organ and physical object and suggests how educational researchers study the perception of physical objects. (DF)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Educational Theories, Perception, Philosophy
Walker, Jearl – Scientific American, 1988
Describes subjective-contour illusions and gives explanations for perception of shape and brightness in these figures. Supports cognitive mechanisms rather than psychological mechanisms. Gives examples of subjective-contour illusions and summarizes explanations of other psychologists with regard to this topic. (CW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Deception, Perception, Psychology
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Hellstrom, Ake – Psychological Bulletin, 1985
In comparative judgments of two stimuli separated by a time interval, there is often a systematic asymmetry (time-order error). From a review of the literature it is concluded that the time-order error should be classified as a perceptual phenomenon that can be predicted with adaptation-level theory and sensation weighting. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Adaptation Level Theory, Cognitive Processes, Error Patterns, Literature Reviews
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Barinaga, Marcia – Science, 1990
Described is the discovery that oscillations of electric potential at 40 hertz hold the key to how the brain assembles sense impressions into a single object. Potential implications from this research are discussed. (CW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, College Science, Electricity, Higher Education
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Rose, Norman S. – Journal of Moral Education, 1992
Describes the conventional-behaviorist and the developmental-cognitive schools of thought concerning moral education. Suggests a third perspective using a perceptual-experiential model. Recommends the construction of moral reality through a curriculum of stage-appropriate sensory challenges. Argues that when moral concerns are experienced and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages