Appraises current explanations of how visual processing occurs. Highlights the basics of simultaneous and serial levels of processing. Discusses the results of a series of experiments on visual-search tasks and also on the role of prior knowledge in processing. (ML)

Describes experiments which focus on the perception of three dimensions. Discusses the cues about distance and depth and the role they have in perceptions of three dimensions. Evaluates the effect of color on the illusion on depth. (ML)

Discusses research that may broaden understanding of how music of other styles and cultures is perceived and remembered. Experiments examined serve to isolate similarities and differences that exist across musical cultures and characterize their psychological effects and to study perception of compositional styles in Western music outside the…

Methods and optics of perceiving color in a black-and-white grating are described. A sample grating which produces the effect is included. (JN)

Notes that people often see what they expect to see, have learned to see, or want to see. Presents theoretical discussion of perception and cognition. Identifies 10 skills for correcting perceptual and cognitive processes involved in dealing with incoming stimuli. Proposes that these skills will increase social workers' accuracy in making…

Presents a multidimensional model for cross-cultural counseling based on perceptual psychology concepts. The major premise is that the effectiveness of cross-cultural counseling is mutually dependent upon the counselor's and the client's perceptions of each other and of the counseling process itself. Outlines propositions suggesting directions for…

Presents a conceptual model of insight that is distinct from any theory or philosophy. Six types of insight are described: associative, aggregate, discrete process, ontogenetic process, phylogenetic process, and transcendent process. The model offers counselors a method for the enhancement of empathy and the development of client insight…

Results showed that the two-chair dialog applied at a split produced more depth of experiencing than did focusing plus emphatic reflection. Both treatments produced significantly greater reported shifts in awareness and progress than the no-treatment controls. (Author)

Discusses positive side of stress and shows how it can be used to encourage personal and professional development. Presents views of work as a job and as a career. Discusses perception of stress and concept of positive, as opposed to punitive, solutions as options. (ABL)

Addresses the mind/brain relationship in terms of scientific theory based on philosophical inquiry. Examines each of the proposed theories about mind/brain relationship--such as identity, dualism, interactionism, materialism, physicalism, and mentalism--not only in terms of logic, but also in terms of the database to which the theories refer. (PS)

Describes perceptual mapping, a newly developed method for assessing perceptions of campus environments. Describes evaluation of a student union by students using this method. Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of this perceptual mapping method for assessing college environments. (Author/ABL)

Investigative explanations of how the mind works and elaborates on the research and findings developed from a neurocognitive connectionist model. Presents several examples and illustrations of how the human brain may generate rules, recognize patterns, and adapt. (ML)

This experiential learning activity highlights the perceptual processes that transpire between two interactants. Participants attempt to match other participants with their prime concern when interacting with someone socially for the first time. Illustrative data from a sample game are presented and discussed. (Author)

Presents an expanded model of counseling, which includes a stimulation phase, to provide for active counseling methods that affect client perceptual change. This actively involves the counselor and client in full exploration, culminating in discovery. Active stimulation leads to new awareness, enhanced by social influence to achieve new…

This document reports on the activities of the Rhode Island Task Force on Teenage Suicide Prevention which held its first meeting in September 1985. The function, progress, membership, and meetings of the three committees (public relations, resource, and research) are discussed. A pilot program on suicide prevention is described which provided…