Seeing black and white /

Reviews the history of the scientific development of lightness theory and outlines and critiques the theories of lightness, laying out the strengths and weaknesses of each. This work presents author's argument that previous models of lightness perception fail to capture the errors and illusions...

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Main Author:	Gilchrist, Alan L.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series:	Oxford psychology series.
Subjects:	Brightness perception. Color vision. Contrast sensitivity (Vision) Light. Color Perception Contrast Sensitivity Light Perception de la luminosité. Vision des couleurs. Sensibilité au contraste (Vision) Lumière. light (energy) PSYCHOLOGY > Physiological Psychology. Color vision Brightness perception Electronic books.
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Summary:	Reviews the history of the scientific development of lightness theory and outlines and critiques the theories of lightness, laying out the strengths and weaknesses of each. This work presents author's argument that previous models of lightness perception fail to capture the errors and illusions present in human perception.
Item Description:	Series from jacket.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 430 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-408) and indexes.
ISBN:	9780198040514 0198040512 0195187164 9780195187168 1429420421 9781429420426