Use of subjective information in scientific psychology: III. The internal image during visual perception: an introspectionist analysis.
Perceptual and Motor Skills June 1, 1990 DOI: 10.2466/pms.1990.70.3.963 (opens in new tab) via PubMed
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractDrawing on personal observation, the author describes features of hypnopompic visual imagery—images seen upon waking—that illuminate how internal visual images are experienced. This understanding explains how a two-dimensional internal perceptual image can be experienced as a three-dimensional external environment surrounding the observer. The author suggests how this three-dimensionalized perceptual image is constructed, how it creates the effect of directional looking within a wide field of view, and how certain features of visual perception are best accounted for by the mediation of perception through an internal image.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Key finding | Proposes that characteristics of hypnopompic imagery reveal how internal two-dimensional visual images are experienced as a three-dimensional external environment, and that such internal images mediate visual perception. |
Abstract
On the basis of personal observation, the writer describes certain characteristics of hypnopompic visual imagery that lead to an understanding of how the internal visual image is experienced. This understanding helps us to see how an internal two-dimensional visual perceptual image could be experienced as an external environment positioned around the observer. The writer suggests how the three-dimensionalized perceptual image is constructed, how it gives the effect of directional looking within the context of seeing widely, and how certain features of visual perception can best be accounted for by the mediation of perception by an internal image.