Stephen E Palmer
Biographic Data
| ID | 157551 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen E Palmer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen E |
| FAMILY NAME | Palmer |
| SIGNATURE | PALMER S E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California System |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 55 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Visual Aesthetics and Human Preference
Human aesthetic preference in the visual domain is reviewed from definitional, methodological, empirical, and theoretical perspectives. Aesthetic science is distinguished from the perception of art and from philosophical treatments of aesthetics. The strengths and weaknesses of important behavioral techniques are presented and discussed, including two-alternative forced-choice, rank order, subjective rating, production/adjustment, indirect, and o…
Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
Prior research examining how negative feelings influence aesthetic preferences (e.g., liking of different kinds of music, movies, or stories) has reported inconsistent findings. This article proposes a theoretical argument to explain when people are more likely to prefer mood-congruent to mood-incongruent aesthetic stimuli. It is suggested that mood-congruent aesthetic experiences, for example, listening to sad songs when feeling sad, (a) serve a…
Visual Object Processing Author's Note
We present an overview of the functional and anatomical pathways and steps involved in going from a pattern of photoreceptor activations in the retina to recognizing an object in the world. Our focus is the geniculostriate pathway and the ventral processing stream of the cortex, which play a dominant role in object processing in humans. For recognition to occur, there must be the generation of a representation that can be matched to memory. Here …
A century of Gestalt psychology in visual perception
In 1912, Max Wertheimer published his paper on phi motion, widely recognized as the start of Gestalt psychology. Because of its continued relevance in modern psychology, this centennial anniversary is an excellent opportunity to take stock of what Gestalt psychology has offered and how it has changed since its inception. We first introduce the key findings and ideas in the Berlin school of Gestalt psychology, and then briefly sketch its developme…
An ecological valence theory of human color preference
Color preference is an important aspect of visual experience, but little is known about why people in general like some colors more than others. Previous research suggested explanations based on biological adaptations [Hurlbert AC, Ling YL (2007) Curr Biol 17:623–625] and color-emotions [Ou L-C, Luo MR, Woodcock A, Wright A (2004) Color Res Appl 29:381–389]. In this article we articulate an ecological valence theory in which color preferences ari…
Les théories contemporaines de la perception de Gestalt
Modern Theories of Gestalt Perception. This paper examines four modem theories that address the problem of how holistic contextual effects might occur in the perception of simple geometric figures. These modem theories are all closely related to the original ideas of Gestalt theorists. The first three theories attempt to specify the simtulus factors that produce the emergent structure characteristic of Gestalt phenomena. The fourth theoretical ap…
Irvin Rock (1922-1995)
Yugoslav Communism and the Macedonian Question
A century of Gestalt psychology in visual perception
In 1912, Max Wertheimer published his paper on phi motion, widely recognized as the start of Gestalt psychology. Because of its continued relevance in modern psychology, this centennial anniversary is an excellent opportunity to take stock of what Gestalt psychology has offered and how it has changed since its inception. We first introduce the key findings and ideas in the Berlin school of Gestalt psychology, and then briefly sketch its developme…
Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
Prior research examining how negative feelings influence aesthetic preferences (e.g., liking of different kinds of music, movies, or stories) has reported inconsistent findings. This article proposes a theoretical argument to explain when people are more likely to prefer mood-congruent to mood-incongruent aesthetic stimuli. It is suggested that mood-congruent aesthetic experiences, for example, listening to sad songs when feeling sad, (a) serve a…
Yugoslav Communism and the Macedonian Question
Irvin Rock (1922-1995)
Les théories contemporaines de la perception de Gestalt
Modern Theories of Gestalt Perception. This paper examines four modem theories that address the problem of how holistic contextual effects might occur in the perception of simple geometric figures. These modem theories are all closely related to the original ideas of Gestalt theorists. The first three theories attempt to specify the simtulus factors that produce the emergent structure characteristic of Gestalt phenomena. The fourth theoretical ap…
An ecological valence theory of human color preference
Color preference is an important aspect of visual experience, but little is known about why people in general like some colors more than others. Previous research suggested explanations based on biological adaptations [Hurlbert AC, Ling YL (2007) Curr Biol 17:623–625] and color-emotions [Ou L-C, Luo MR, Woodcock A, Wright A (2004) Color Res Appl 29:381–389]. In this article we articulate an ecological valence theory in which color preferences ari…
Visual Object Processing Author's Note
We present an overview of the functional and anatomical pathways and steps involved in going from a pattern of photoreceptor activations in the retina to recognizing an object in the world. Our focus is the geniculostriate pathway and the ventral processing stream of the cortex, which play a dominant role in object processing in humans. For recognition to occur, there must be the generation of a representation that can be matched to memory. Here …
A century of Gestalt psychology in visual perception
In 1912, Max Wertheimer published his paper on phi motion, widely recognized as the start of Gestalt psychology. Because of its continued relevance in modern psychology, this centennial anniversary is an excellent opportunity to take stock of what Gestalt psychology has offered and how it has changed since its inception. We first introduce the key findings and ideas in the Berlin school of Gestalt psychology, and then briefly sketch its developme…
Visual Aesthetics and Human Preference
Human aesthetic preference in the visual domain is reviewed from definitional, methodological, empirical, and theoretical perspectives. Aesthetic science is distinguished from the perception of art and from philosophical treatments of aesthetics. The strengths and weaknesses of important behavioral techniques are presented and discussed, including two-alternative forced-choice, rank order, subjective rating, production/adjustment, indirect, and o…
Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences
Prior research examining how negative feelings influence aesthetic preferences (e.g., liking of different kinds of music, movies, or stories) has reported inconsistent findings. This article proposes a theoretical argument to explain when people are more likely to prefer mood-congruent to mood-incongruent aesthetic stimuli. It is suggested that mood-congruent aesthetic experiences, for example, listening to sad songs when feeling sad, (a) serve a…
Psychology (7 works) · Cognitive psychology (5 works) · Perception (4 works) · Artificial Intelligence (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Multisensory perception and integration (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Cognitive science (2 works)