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Geisler, Wilson S. – Psychological Review, 1989
A new analysis, based on the concept of the ideal observer in signal detection theory, is described. It allows: tracing of the flow of discrimination information through the initial physiological stages of visual processing for arbitrary spatio-chromatic stimuli, and measurement of the information content of said visual stimuli. (TJH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Color, Observational Learning, Optics