VIPS: A Visual Imagery and Perception System; the Result of a Protocol Analysis. Volume I

Abstract

VIPS is a program (implemented in LISP 1.5) which embodies a psychological theory of visual imagery and form perception. An experimental task was designed which required subjects to perform perceptual activity over an extended time frame. The subject was required to move a small viewing hole about a presented line drawing until being able to produce a verbal recall description and drawn reproduction of the whole picture. The subject was also instructed to 'think aloud' during the hole movement procedure. Transcriptions of selected video-tape protocols served as the immediate basis for VIPS design. Relevant research results of cognitive psychology provided additional design criteria. Behavioral correspondences between protocols and equivalent traces of VIPS activity indicate theory sufficiency. The theory proposes that visual form perception is a constructive activity involving the coordinated use of several memories and processes, which are defined.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA004090

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  • Arthur M. Farley

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  • Carnegie Mellon University

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